Of course you're at pains to point out all the negative things she's supposedly indirectly said about him, what about all the positive things she has directly said about him - like this, and this..

As Christopher has said - his behaviour on social media could also be considered not to be entirely in the spirit of a mutual break up.

My view on the break up (which incidentally has not come about as a result of me being nudged in that direction by Georgia) means her reaction on social media is absolutely understandable.

So what, if you don't mind me asking, have you based it on? If it's not social media and tabloids what's left?

I do just wish that someone - anyone - not wanting to air their dirty linen on social media or respond to loaded questions wasn't automatically branded as guilty or unfeeling.

Strange but true - there are still numerous ways to communicate without tagging any number of nosy third parties in.

Mods, please lock this thread!

I hope not. Things will die down soon. Nobody is being nasty to anyone, just discussing how some people think everything on social media is true.

Surely you're not suggesting that he might have decided that thousands of strangers don't need to know his every thought on his break-up and how 'gutted' he may or may not be and actually picked up a phone and spoken to her privately?!? Without the use of emojis or anything?!?

Totally agree.

I stated in my post that my view about the break up had not come about as a result of being nudged in that direction by Georgia, not that I hadn't been influenced at all by anything Georgia has done on social media. I.e. Would I have the same view about the end of the relationship without anything Georgia has done on social media? Yes.

Plus, the fact I said that my view had not come about because I had been nudged in that direction by Georgia, nothing to do with social media or tabloids.

You ask for other examples that form my view?
Giovanni's actions on social media.
Georgia posting just over a day before the break up that he was her favourite human being.
The tremendous effort and support which she gave him throughout the relationship (restructured her whole life by moving to London to be with him, attending all events that he went to, learning Italian, praising him to the hilt in all interviews) makes me think that she wouldn't be prepared for the relationship to go up in smoke all of a sudden, as seems to have happened from what I've gauged.

I have said before, and will say again, my view on the break up makes her reaction on social media absolutely understandable.

Spoilsport! jk

Seriously though, I'm finding the discussion quite interesting, and fairly good natured. I can't see anything really wrong with having a chat about how contestants or former contestants conduct themselves on social media, break ups and how it pertains to Strictly etc. It is a popularity contest as well and as much as a dancing competition after all.

As often happens when couples break up the appreciation thread has become a bit one sided so this seems a good as place as any to do it.
I don't care why they've broken up, happens all the time with people that age, it's part of life and loves journey. I liked 'em and wish them both the best.

I hope that it won't impact on Giovannis chances this year on Strictly because I really like him as a dancer. He did well last year and was a bit unlucky in a way to be against some excellent competition in Kellie and especially Jay without whom I do think that he and Georgia may well have won.

That said I always felt that Artems win in his first year somehow set the barr too high for the rest of his time on Strictly. Mind you, he was another one whose romance with their dance partner somewhat muddied the waters of his popularity.

This thread has also made me infinitely grateful that I'm not famous or well known. I don't Instagram (I'm not cool enough) but my friends laugh and take the p outta my youtube and Twitter likes- and twitter warblings. Gawd knows how strangers would interpret them.

To be fair to Artem his and Kara's relationship was a long term one 3 to 4 years. He only really had a chance to win again with Natalie Gumede. Despite the money in DWTS he has not really had a chance to win that since he joined.

Yes, you're right Artem and Kara's relationship was longer term and (I would argue) more low key (but that could be because twitter, Insta and all that was much less prevalent in those days).

I suppose I was just thinking of all the salacious unfounded speculation about him and Holly in the tabloids the year following the win. It's something the tabloids are going to do whatever, it's what they do, and helps promote the show. It doesn't mean that it something that the dancers could do without though and I imagine that Giovanni may feel the same way.

Anyway, Artems and Giovannis situations were different so I suppose it was a loose comparison on my part, probably because I liked them both.

It seems like a minor attempt by a tabloid to stir things up a bit in the usual way.

Who knows what will happen? (taken with what preceded it), is not encouragement, but not helpful to Giovanni or Laura.

I like Laura - think she has things well sussed and a good attitude. I like Giovanni too.

There may be attempts to stir up trouble for them by the tabloids, but I think they should just be themselves and enjoy Strictly together as much as possible.

I know virtually nothing about this relationship apart from what I've read here, but that is an awful lot for a young girl to do in a relationship that's what-6 months old? What did he do? Sounds like she was thinking marriage and babies and he was thinking they were just going out!

Isn't Laura going out with Richard Madden?

Ohh is she? It really would be interesting to have a Game of Thrones alumni in the audience. Well, to me anyway.

On a similar note wasn't Rob 'Judge' Rinder best man at Benedict Cumberbatchs wedding? I'll imagine that the Strictly publicity machine are hoping that they'll turn up in the audience sometime. Can't see it, seems a bit naff for them, but who knows?

Certainly it's my perception that she envisaged spending the rest of her life with him right up until it ended.
Obviously without being privy to what happens in relationships it's often hard to gauge specifically what people have done, but in terms of what he has done is helped her through what was seemingly a very difficult time during the Strictly series (this was before they got together), and clearly her great love for him means that he has brought her a great deal of happiness (as I should imagine she has done for him!)

According to the papers that fizzled out in August, but I don't think they ever confirmed they were in a relationship in the first place so not sure.

Oh right. I read that they were seeing each other, but didn't really see them together. Oh well, handily single for the tabloids