Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson confuse fans with ‘proposal’ snap

Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson sparked speculation among fans as they continued to share insights about their holiday in the Maldives over the weekend.

The Made In Chelsea stars, aged 26 and 30 respectively, enjoyed plenty of once-in-a-lifetime activities during their trip to paradise, including swimming with sharks, Indian Ocean snorkeling and parasailing.

Still, one of their new photos had their fans scratching their heads, as a snapshot at night, which showed Zara with her hand on Sam’s chest – ring finger hidden – as they pursed their lips, leading to to confusion about their marital status.

The comment section below the photo – shared by Sam – was flooded with curious well-wishers asking if he popped the question.

The image particularly attracted his Made In Chelsea co-star and friend Josh Patterson, who wrote, “I really thought this was a proposal photo, was about to make a wish list for the deer!” – join a legion of fans in the confusion.

Fellow followers wrote, “I honestly thought it was an engagement [photo] also…let’s not all propose down here…me too,i was thinking about the time and what a perfect place to propose!…it has to happen soon!…

“This is what we all thought…Propose to her already!!!!…thought the same!…I never wanted a couple I don’t know to get engaged more often than you two!”

Zara’s ring finger was emphatically masked in the image.

Sam ignored the marriage in the caption, writing under the photo, “Sam the sunsets out get the tripod we need to do a kissing picture!”…

Jokes aside what a 2 weeks we’ve had. Traveling with my best friend and soulmate to see the most beautiful sights. I’m so lucky. Love you goose so much. Memories I’ll never forget.”

Prior to sharing the confusing image, Zara also shared a montage of videos of the couple indulging in a slew of fun activities while wowing in bikinis.

While Zara is known for sharing sizzling photos on Instagram, Sam doesn’t hold back when he posts pranks and fake videos to social media.

On Wednesday, he had followers again when he shared a video from his vacation to the Maldives. He rocked a very different look while wearing a bright pink bikini borrowed from girlfriend Zara.

He filmed a video to mock the content that influencers overseas often shared, and hilariously created a slew of poses in the bikini.

While joking on many shared staged holiday videos, Sam’s girlfriend Zara took to the comment section to jokingly say that he scolded her with the clip.

Sam and Zara flew to the Maldives last week for a couple’s getaway, after a busy few months for the former.

But instead of sitting back and relaxing, the duo decided instead to have some fun by poking fun at typical holiday messages from social media influencers.

The video started with Sam jumping out of bed in a white robe, taking it off to reveal a pink one-shoulder bikini underneath.

He struck extravagant poses as he walked to the patio doors, then made his way to an infinity pool on their balcony, creating an iconic pool pose often seen online.

The reality star took it a step further and lay on his back at the edge of the pool to copy another iconic holiday pose.

But the swimwear seemed to come with logistical problems for Sam, who covered his crotch with an emoji in the video while Zara could be heard behind the camera interrupting the video to tell him that everything was not covered.

“Influencers when they go on vacation,” Sam wrote of the clip, before the caption, “It’s the same moves Every.” Single. Time’.

A pose was very similar to one former Love Island star Zara had done while sunbathing earlier – with the star quickly calling out her boyfriend.

“Next time just @ me yeah?” Zara joked in the comments section.

While others also joined the comments to share that the TV star is “breaking me down,” joking, “Why does Sam look better in a bikini than I do?”

Much-needed time together comes after Sam spent a busy few months working on Love Island, co-hosting the show’s podcast with Indiyah Polack, and teaming up with host Maya Jama each week for the spin-off show Aftersun.

But it looks like Sam won’t be returning home with a golden tan as he admitted to his Instagram followers that he was severely sunburned when he arrived in the South Asian state.

The TV personality shared that he would be in the shade or under towels for now, noting that Zara had no issues.

He shared a stunning photo of her sunbathing on the water and wondered why his girlfriend didn’t seem to get sunburnt at all.