SAM Thompson is eyeing up a bid to crack America – as he follows in the footsteps of Love Island’s Maura Higgins.
We can reveal the Made In Chelsea star, 33, has secretly made a major career move behind the scenes in recent weeks to fulfil his long-held ambitions of making it stateside.
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Sam Thompson wants to find fame in America Credit: Getty
Maura Higgins walking the runway in Miami Beach, Florida Credit: Getty
The podcast host has signed up to the Creative Artist Agency (CAA), which describes itself as “the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency”.
Stars including Jessica Alba, Greta Gerwig and Natalia Dyer are all new clients to be presented by the US brand, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Sam was previously represented by Insanity but has made the leap in order to further his career in the states.
An industry insider said: “Sam’s had a lot of success in his career since starting out on Made In Chelsea.
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“He’s recently stepped back from his role on Love Island Aftersun after starting to set his sights on bigger things.
“It’s most people’s dream in the industry to make it big in America.
“He’s had positive words of encouragement about his chances and thinks it would be stupid not to give it a go.
“It’s likely he’ll aim to land a role on The US Traitors, which helped launch Maura Higgins into superstardom.”
After finishing as runner up on The Traitors US, Maura signed up for the next series of Dancing With The Stars.
She said she even turned down Strictly Come Dancing to do the US version.
Maura has launched her career in the US – and there’s no stopping her Credit: Getty
He’s had success on I’m A Celebrity in the UK Credit: Rex
Maura said: “When Strictly came about I was very tempted because I always wanted to do a dance show but I don’t know, my sights were always set on Dancing With The Stars America.
“I didn’t want to take on anything that would jeopardise that position.
“It’s something I have been manifesting, I’ve had it on my vision board for the last couple of years and now it’s actually happening, I cannot believe it.”
CAA is also a dominant force in live entertainment and stadium touring, which could bode well for Sam’s podcast Staying Relevant.
He recently performed alongside his co-host Pete Wicks for a one-night only show in front a live audience at London’s O2.
CAA has represented the likes of Harry Styles, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter in their recent global stadium tours.
