Originally Posted by SeasideLady:
“Just in from work and I'm catching up. Last night's exchange of posts was very interesting, bringing one or two old posters back onto the thread as well as some speculative discussion - a welcome change from all the poetry of late. Here's my take on it. The Radio Times interview was very telling. I think Aliona as well as the interviewer were both slightly surprised to see his embarrassment over the ' sexy bits ' comment. Everyone probably assumed he'd sown his wild oats and been around the block a few times with more girls than he could count. Par for the course with boy bands surely ? I think the opposite was true for Jay. He was a very young, well brought up Catholic boy, who grew up with strong women and respected them. The brash, overtly sexual cougars and love struck young girls that likely offered themselves up on a plate during TW years, probably didn't do much for him emotionally or physically. He enjoyed all the rest of it of course - the heavy drinking and japes with the lads because he's so comfortable in male company as we've seen. Maybe there were a handful of girls that were more than platonic, but I would guess not very many, and probably they were just date nights rather than relationships - leading him to discover more about himself and who he really was.
I suspect Jay's obvious happiness and love for Aliona was because at 25, he'd unexpectedly met his real soulmate, and she quickly gained his admiration. Here he was ( this dance - loving man ) 6 days a week with a beautiful dancer, who he could let his guard down and be friends with, and trust completely. She's immensely hard working and talented, tactile and loving, warm and funny, with a cheeky SOH, family orientated and respectful of herself and reputation. So like him in many ways - no wonder they got on so well, and continue to get on, doing things outside of Strictly, like KD tour, Sports Relief and singing together on the music video ( that was lovely ! ) - fingers crossed for many more joint efforts / outings for as long as possible
BIB I'm fairly certain that he is in a relationship and has been for a few years, which is known about in his closest circle of friends and family but not common knowledge. You don't have to be Einstein to work out who it is, but it's easy to fit the pieces together if people have the mind to.”
“Just in from work and I'm catching up. Last night's exchange of posts was very interesting, bringing one or two old posters back onto the thread as well as some speculative discussion - a welcome change from all the poetry of late. Here's my take on it. The Radio Times interview was very telling. I think Aliona as well as the interviewer were both slightly surprised to see his embarrassment over the ' sexy bits ' comment. Everyone probably assumed he'd sown his wild oats and been around the block a few times with more girls than he could count. Par for the course with boy bands surely ? I think the opposite was true for Jay. He was a very young, well brought up Catholic boy, who grew up with strong women and respected them. The brash, overtly sexual cougars and love struck young girls that likely offered themselves up on a plate during TW years, probably didn't do much for him emotionally or physically. He enjoyed all the rest of it of course - the heavy drinking and japes with the lads because he's so comfortable in male company as we've seen. Maybe there were a handful of girls that were more than platonic, but I would guess not very many, and probably they were just date nights rather than relationships - leading him to discover more about himself and who he really was.
I suspect Jay's obvious happiness and love for Aliona was because at 25, he'd unexpectedly met his real soulmate, and she quickly gained his admiration. Here he was ( this dance - loving man ) 6 days a week with a beautiful dancer, who he could let his guard down and be friends with, and trust completely. She's immensely hard working and talented, tactile and loving, warm and funny, with a cheeky SOH, family orientated and respectful of herself and reputation. So like him in many ways - no wonder they got on so well, and continue to get on, doing things outside of Strictly, like KD tour, Sports Relief and singing together on the music video ( that was lovely ! ) - fingers crossed for many more joint efforts / outings for as long as possible
BIB I'm fairly certain that he is in a relationship and has been for a few years, which is known about in his closest circle of friends and family but not common knowledge. You don't have to be Einstein to work out who it is, but it's easy to fit the pieces together if people have the mind to.”
Very interesting and perceptive post, Seaside Lady. It's so important to be able to have the time to develop a relationship, and a nightmare to be doing it in the public eye, particularly if you're hit by a thunderbolt, as I think J was when he met A.
I'm so glad they're still able to spend time together, I think she's been brilliant for him.
