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Sam Palmer, Petra Ecclestone's fiancé, has challenged her ex James Stunt to a fight in an attempt to put an end to their feud and donate £60k to the NHS.

Former electrician Sam took to Instagram to challenge James - who has three children with Petra and was married to the heiress from 2011-2017 - to a 'no holds barred street fight' so he can 'smash him to pieces'.

Sam, 36, claimed in his Instagram Live that he was sick of being 'attacked and followed' online by James, 38, and his 'army', and that he wants to formally adopt James' three children - Lavinia, seven, and twins Andrew and James Jr, both five - form his marriage to Petra, 31.

'Sick of it!' Sam Palmer, Petra Ecclestone's fiancé, has challenged her ex James Stunt to a fight in an attempt to put an end to their feud and donate £60k to the NHS

Sam - who welcomed a daughter with Petra last month - claimed that James makes no effort with his children, despite him and Petra attempting to set up Skype calls with their father, which he 'doesn't show up' for.

He also accused him of pretending to be wealthy and taking drugs, even offering to provide a COVID-19 test so the fight does not risk any infection amid the current global pandemic.

Sam said in the video: 'I'm sick to death of the abuse that Petra's ex-husband and his army (I say army, it's about four people) just throw constantly at us! I've tried to be the bigger man and ignore it and not give him the energy, because that's what he wants, but to be honest I'm just sick of it!'

'Let's put an end to this James. You clearly hate me and I hate you with a passion. I hate you so much because one day I'll have to explain to your children that their biological father - or sperm donor - is a whack job sitting on the internet talking about doing cocaine.

Challenge: Former electrician Sam took to Instagram to challenge James - who has three children with Petra and was married to the heiress from 2011-2017 - to a 'no holds barred street fight' so he can 'smash him to pieces

Sam, 35, claimed in his Instagram Live that he was sick of being 'attacked and followed' online by James, 38, and his 'army', and that he wants to formally adopt James' three children

Petra and James are the parents to Lavinia, seven, and twins Andrew and James Jr, both five - pictured last winter with Sam

'Let's have a fight for charity. I'll give £30,000 to the NHS and you can match it because you're a billionaire. There's no football so we can sell live streams. We can do what you want, UFC, head guards. I'd prefer a no holds barred street fight. Let's go all out - you smash me to pieces, I'll smash you to pieces.'

Sam made stipulations, saying: 'I'll provide you with security. I can get hold of a couple of coronavirus tests so I can do them on you on the morning of the fight to make sure you're healthy, because last time I saw you you weren't looking too good. 

'We'll live stream it from the garden. I f**king hate you so I'm looking forward to smashing you to pieces. If I win the fight I want you to legally sign the children over to me so I can formally adopt them so that they can have a father to be proud of.'  

'He constantly bombards us with hate!' Sam said of James that 'he created this billionaire lifestyle with the cars and going out and it has all stopped since he stopped things with Petra'

Heiresses: Petra is pictured with her father Bernie and sister Tamara Ecclestone in 2010

Sam continued: 'We can raise a lot of money! I'm not a fighting man so there's nothing to be afraid of. James, you've told me a thousand times you're gonna cut me up and spread me around Regent Street or whatever. I am giving you your chance!

'I wont be letting this go. I was, and am trying to mind my own business, trying to look after his kids but you've pushed me so let's get going, lets get ready to rumble!' 

James took to Instagram to post a cheerful-looking photo of himself, seemingly responding to Sam's video.

He wrote: 'I am ignoring the immature goading of others. I love my friends and followers very much ❤️❤️'

This comes after Petra addressed her ex during a Q&A session on Instagram last weekend, taking the time to answer one fan's query about her having a public account.

She hit out at James, saying she 'was fed up staying quiet listening to my ex tell lies.'

'Thought it was time to speak up. Sadly it hasn't stopped him and he just gets worse by the day,' she added. 

Last month: The disgraced tycoon was thrown out of his £13 million property in Belgravia as he was unable to pay the mortgage; and creditors owed millions of pounds by him are urgently hunting for a number of valuable works of art, worth as much as £6 million

Classics: James is understood to own a a van Dyck and a Monet. Sir Anthony van Dyck's 'Portrait of a man with a gloved hand' is pictured left, while Monet's Fir Trees at Varengeville is pictured right

Last month, the disgraced tycoon was thrown out of his £13 million property in Belgravia as he was unable to pay the mortgage; and creditors owed millions of pounds by him are urgently hunting for a number of valuable works of art, worth as much as £6 million.

West One Loan Ltd, with whom he had a mortgage, pinned a notice of possession on the front door of his home in Belgravia. Two luxury apartments in Chelsea Harbour, worth £5 million each, have also been repossessed. 

However, the location and status of the pictures – which creditors hoped could be sold to raise funds to pay Stunt’s other debts – is now unclear.

‘We are investigating whether Stunt moved the art out of the house before he was evicted and where the paintings are now,’ one creditor told The Mail on Sunday. ‘The key issue is who is responsible for his art collection, and its legal status as asset. He could have dispersed the art. We are going to find out.’

Fraud: His art collection has been at the centre of a storm since last November when this newspaper revealed that four valuable paintings, which he had lent to Prince Charles for public display, were in fact fakes

Promises promises: He has previously pledged to sell these to pay his creditors but when he was made bankrupt in June last year, it became clear he had not done so

Only one mystery painting emerged from the house when it was repossessed by bailiffs.

James, who took to social media to claim he was still a billionaire, is believed to be staying with a friend.

His art collection has been at the centre of a storm since last November when the Mail revealed that four valuable paintings, which he had lent to Prince Charles for public display, were in fact fakes. 

They were part of a collection of 17 pictures that the former bullion dealer had given the Prince on loan.

Doting mother: The Formula One heiress gushed about her youngest child and said she was 'in love with [her] angel' while sharing while in lockdown [pictured in November 2018]

They were hung in Dumfries House, a Palladian mansion in Scotland which Charles rescued for the nation and which now serves as the headquarters of his charitable foundation. 

They were passed off as a ‘Monet’, a ‘Picasso’, a ‘Dali’ and a work by ‘Chagall’. They had a supposed insurance value of £120 million but were worth only £20,000 each, having been painted by US forger Tony Tetro.

All 17 of the paintings James lent Charles, including some genuine artworks, were removed. The whereabouts of these pictures is unclear.

Wedding bells? Petra suggested she had wed Sam when a fan asked if they were 'still getting married', to which she responded, 'Maybe we already are'

Doing well: Petra said she and her newborn were doing 'great' while in lockdown

He is also understood to own a £2.1 million Monet, a £1.6 million Chagall, two paintings by Pissarro worth £800,000 between them, a van Dyck and a wine collection worth £400,000.

He has previously pledged to sell these to pay his creditors but when he was made bankrupt in June last year, it became clear he had not done so.

His behaviour was branded ‘appalling’ in court. His debts include a bill of £3.9 million to Christie’s for a Picasso and almost a quarter of a million pounds to the law firm that handled his 2017 divorce from Petra.

His assets have been frozen under a Restraint Order obtained by the Crown Prosecution Service. This has left him with limited control over his art, as well as his fleet of supercars. Last year the order was varied to allow him to sell some assets.

Delighted: Talking about her newborn girl, Petra gushed: 'Loving every minute of it. Yes I am breastfeeding, she is definitely the most difficult one so far'

Blasting him: Despite the positive Q&A session, Petra hit out at ex-husband Stunt as she said she 'was fed up staying quiet listening to my ex tell lies'

He has consistently denied commissioning, owning or attempting to sell fake art.

The drama comes after Sam and Petra welcomed their first child together a few weeks ago, with the heiress taking to Instagram to answer fans' questions last Thursday.

The Formula One heiress gushed about her youngest child and said she was 'in love with [her] angel', before hinting that she had in fact already tied the knot with her recruitment consultant beau Sam.

Petra suggested she had wed Sam when a fan asked if they were 'still getting married', to which she responded: 'Maybe we already are.'

Missing her: Petra also spoke fondly of her sister Tamara, and said she couldn't wait to see her again after lockdown is over and introduce her to her newborn in person

Keeping entertained: Petra also told a fan that she and her family have plenty to do during the lockdown as they play in the garden and have Skype lessons with their teachers

While she praised him as being a 'great father, best friend, loyal, funny, and doesn't give a s*** about money', though she went on to joke that he was 'opinionated and very bossy.' 

The couple announced their engagement on New Year's Eve 2018 – just over a year after her break-up with businessman James. 

Their divorce was finalised in October 2017, after six years of marriage. Recruitment consultant Sam is the best friend of Tamara's husband Jay Rutland, 38.

Broody: Petra also told a fan that she 'would love to adopt' another child, as it has 'been a dream of [hers] for a long time'

Snap: This comes after Sam shared a snap of the pair together in their garden, hours before the baby's arrival was announced, as fans questioned the lack of baby bump

Revelling in parenthood: Hours later, Sam returned to Instagram to reveal that they had, indeed, welcomed their daughter into the world last month

Oh baby! Petra's happy news comes day after her 89-year-old father Bernie revealed that he is expecting a baby with his wife Fabiana Flosi

Petra previously said of their meeting: 'It was so unexpected. I ­randomly bumped into him when he came to LA to visit Jay. 

'I honestly thought I was going to turn celibate, or into a lesbian. You meet someone when you least expect it or when you don't want it... that's always when it happens.' 

Petra has given birth amid a particularly celebratory time, as her 89-year-old father Bernie Ecclestone revealed last week that he is expecting a baby with his wife Fabiana Flosi, who is due to give birth in the summer.