Sam Thompson reduces 'superhero' sister Louise to tears on live radio

By Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline 14:44 28 Jun 2024, updated 14:45 28 Jun 2024

Sam Thompson reduced his sister Louise to tears when she appeared on his Hits Radio show to promote her new book Lucky on Thursday.

The I'm A Celeb star, 31, was full of praise for his 'superhero' sister, 34, after she almost died during the birth of her son Leo in 2021, and being left her with post traumatic stress disorder. 

Louise was also fitted with a stoma bag earlier this year after spending two weeks in hospital amid her battle with ulcerative colitis. 

During her radio appearance the former MIC star spoke about her book which chronicles her recent struggles as well as suffering a tragic miscarriage in 2021.    

Sam told his sister: ‘I’m so proud of you mate, not just because of the things that you have been through but for the book, the mental fortitude that I’ve seen'.

As Louise broke down in tears Sam also struggled to cry saying: ‘Little Leo couldn’t ask for a better mother, role model and he’s going to grow up and read these books and be like my Mum is a superhero'. 

'Everyone looks up to you, I look up to you as a little brother, and this book is going to change lives.’

It comes after Louise said that 'a stoma bag does not need to define your life' after she confidently wore a 'naked dress' to Vogue World in Paris.

She admitted she never thought she would be able to wear such a dress after having her stoma surgery.

However sharing a collection of clips of her ensemble on Instagram on Tuesday, she revealed she felt '10/10 confidence' in the garment.

She also admitted that people have told her that she looks the 'happiest and healthiest' they have seen her 'in ages'. 

Louise looked sensational in the Malila ruffle-trim woven maxi dress from House of CB at the event at Ritz Paris Grand Jardin on Sunday.

Louise beamed at the camera in the shots, exuding happiness at the star-studded event. 

In the caption of the video, Louise said: 'I take great pleasure in standing up, speaking up and showing up for the hundreds of thousands of people in the UK that live with one. Let me tell you - you should NOT feel imprisoned by the judgement of others. Easier said than done I know.

'Living with something like this that has the capacity (after the physiological and psychological adjustment) to change your life for the better and that can be incredibly freeing. It can also change your outlook on life. Nothing like bad health to serve as the starkest reminder of what's important and for putting other things into perspective. 

'In fact some of the most confident and body positive people I know are those that have something a little unusual about them. I guess I'm now in that camp. People keep telling me I look the happiest and healthiest I have looked in ages and it's wonderful. So if you're scared, let me be your reminder that things get easier with time.'

Louise added: 'The silly thing is that I probably wouldn't have ever given this 'naked dress' a chance 6 months ago, but fast forward to the present and I didn't have to think twice when the girls I travelled to Paris with told me it was the best look out of the beautiful options I took with me. It also happened to be the most affordable and the only one that wasn't couture.'

Louise also joked that she had originally planned to wear the dress without a bra or thong as she did not know it was so sheer. 

She said: 'I ended up being incredibly lucky that I didn't have time to change (due to an unforeseen hair nightmare) into more 'dress friendly underwear' and ended up in spanx style pants… only to discover when looking back at videos later that evening that as the sun started setting it turned 1000000 x more sheer, verging on transparent. 

'I'm glad I wasn't aware as I was walking around the Ritz Paris courtyard with 10/10 confidence surrounded by hugely influential people.'

It comes after Louise shared the news of having a stoma bag fitted with her Instagram followers in early April, and she bravely admitted it is 'not something she wanted to hide forever'.

The television personality has previously spoken about her ongoing struggles with the bowel condition ulcerative colitis as well as the autoimmune disease lupus.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic bowel condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed and small ulcers develop on the colon's lining, which can bleed. The condition has no cure, but can be effectively managed with time.