Maybe with a feather.

Well so far- the DS readers are disproving your initial age and background theory, but I can add a few non-DS, casual viewers to your sample: my chart-music ignorant, 30-something sister who thinks Jay is "very plain and therefore seems non-threatening and relateable" has voted for him on the rare times she's watched and various female colleagues aged 40-60 have sometimes voted for him when they thought his was the best dance and their ovaries were completely untouched by him (they're mostly Poldark-ers).

But people are always keen to come up with a theory. Usually to fit a pre-conceived idea instead of Grounded Theory.

You seem to be right about the gender bias though- I don't know any men who vote.


ETA: full disclosure; I was voting for GG/Glita/Jay (with the odd sympathy vote for "in danger" folk) but I've now narrowed it down to Jay and I've never liked Boy Bands or watched The X-Factor, The Voice or Britain's Got Talent. Just the Great British Sewing Bee. I'm a sucker for Claud...

I'm in my forties, over the series I've voted for: Jeremy, Carole, Anita, Jamelia, Helen, Georgia, Kellie and Jay, I may have voted for Katie too, can't quite remember. I've not had one favourite, even now I would prefer for either Jay or Georgia to win, I actually would be quite happy to see Kellie win too, she's grown on me over the last couple of weeks. I'm not sure why one dancer appeals to me more than the others but of those three, they work hard, good dancers, I like their personalities, they seem quite humble and the partnerships work well for me.

Well, I'm certainly female, late (very late 40s) no children through choice and I certainly don't want one now

Vote for Jay because I love his dancing, I love his partnership with Aliona, he's a funny, intelligent lad (who reads, will always love someone who reads for pleasure) and generally just like him. I vote for him, but if not him to win, then Georgia, and I don't want her as a daughter either.

Not forgetting he likes a pint down the pub too. 🍺

I am not sure the demographic for Strictly is young. I teach 16-19 year olds and none of them watch it, indeed they looked at me as if I was an alien when I said I did! Having said that some did say their mothers/grandmothers watched it.

Well.... she does pinch him to let him know when he needs to pull himself together.

Whatever she's doing - he loves it.

Matt Baker was the one who got his bottom smacked.
From 5 minutes in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG9MAWCme1Y

Is this a serious post?

Great post!

My Mum is your age and she's the same,had never heard of him before Strictly and yet thinks he is a lovely lad and loves watching him dance,
I go round there every Sat for my tea, we sit and watch SCD and we both root for Jay to do well and obviously win,but we of course would love to see one of the others if not,

I don't understand why people on this forum think that we are some kind of obsessive Jay lovers and are such and such age as judging by this thread fans of Jay are nothing of the sort,

(Love reading your posts daily Walter Neff they brighten up my day )

Oh my. I'm starting to think yesterday when he spoke about the slap it was not figuratively....

Why is important to you to put a label on the responders to your OP that want Jay to win?
Can't his women fans just enjoy watching him dance without any emotional attachment towards him

I am 60 (as of 7th of this month) and also love Jay's dancing. I have been a dancer for 50 years and really appreciate how technically good he is. On top of that he is unassuming, funny and just seems to enjoy being there. He always praises the other dancers, never makes excuses when he goes wrong (even when on the day he did the foxtrot his Grandfather had just died) and seems to really work hard in training. It is a shame that others see our support of Jay as infatuation or the like. We just enjoy great dancing.

Well said, and the OP doesn't seem to be able to accept that Jay also has many male fans of all ages.

I'm the wrong side of 40, had never heard of The Wanted or Jay, and it wan't until THAT JIVE that I actually started really noticing him. Since then I've been rooting for him along with Anita.

Aw shucks Ella, you will have me blushing!