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Why is a New Yorker so obsessed about a mild showmance (and even that's pushing it) on a UK TV show that wrapped up nearly 2 months ago?
She’s the same one who thinks AJ was the sole reason for strictly getting the best ratings it’s had in years and thinks AJ is the next Oprah so I think that tells you all you need to know about how much her opinions matter 😭 She also thinks that Nadiya is trying to copy/erase AJ as she is wearing “her dress”, a wig (the same way AJ did, and millions of others) on some show nights and fake tan to apparently make herself as dark as AJ 🥴
 
Why is a New Yorker so obsessed about a mild showmance (and even that's pushing it) on a UK TV show that wrapped up nearly 2 months ago?

That twitter is entertaining at best. I often find myself wondering if this is a real person. She is not just a New Yorker but a PhD from Yale who is acting as AJ's publicist and attorney. Evidently this person has all the facts. Now the belief is that Kai is responsible for AJ's injury because he made her do cartwheels on her slender ankles. She accuses him of only wanting to win and not taking care of AJ. He patted her bum so proof of a hot sexual attraction and he was leading her on. This is all opinion and conjecture, not absolute. You would think a PhD would have more important things to twitter about than armchair analysis of what happens on a reality dancing show in another country. She insists that the AJ is a big star in the US just as she is in the UK. I think only a handful of people in the US knows who AJ is.

AJ's career is going in a great direction due to her exposure on Strictly but honestly I don't she needs this twitter nut to be promoting her so zealously with such hateful bitter tweets. How is this superfan supposed to endear AJ to the public? It can be off putting. She tags AJ in her tweets so AJ must see them but I noticed she was asked to stop by another twitter person. I can appreciate the AJ fans who love AJ but don't resort to dragging Kai for the disappointment of there not being a romance between them.
 
That twitter is entertaining at best. I often find myself wondering if this is a real person. She is not just a New Yorker but a PhD from Yale who is acting as AJ's publicist and attorney. Evidently this person has all the facts. Now the belief is that Kai is responsible for AJ's injury because he made her do cartwheels on her slender ankles. She accuses him of only wanting to win and not taking care of AJ. He patted her bum so proof of a hot sexual attraction and he was leading her on. This is all opinion and conjecture, not absolute. You would think a PhD would have more important things to twitter about than armchair analysis of what happens on a reality dancing show in another country. She insists that the AJ is a big star in the US just as she is in the UK. I think only a handful of people in the US knows who AJ is.

AJ's career is going in a great direction due to her exposure on Strictly but honestly I don't she needs this twitter nut to be promoting her so zealously with such hateful bitter tweets. How is this superfan supposed to endear AJ to the public? It can be off putting. She tags AJ in her tweets so AJ must see them but I noticed she was asked to stop by another twitter person. I can appreciate the AJ fans who love AJ but don't resort to dragging Kai for the disappointment of there not being a romance between them.
It’s tricky for AJ because it is probably best to ignore folk like this (we’ve all seen how quickly the tide turns 😳) and I can’t see them ever being anything other than a self-appointed Publicist/Attorney. But it’ll never not horrify me how invested these people are and they’re the ones fuelling the repeated inane, pointless stories by the gutter press - surely they’re going to go where the clicks are.

I’m sure the paps were desperate to get a load of pictures of Dan ignoring his family and staring forlornly at Nadiya, wondering what might have been, in spite of who they’ve been following around taking pictures of for the last few weeks. I think it’s nice Dan has spent as much time as he could with them in Sheffield because he probably knows it’s the last time he’ll get as many of them together again.
 
Very interested to know how AJ has gained this absolute army of a fanbase? I knew of her before strictly from 4music (throwback) but she hadn’t done a huge amount after and was deffo one of the ‘who?’ contestants for the majority of the public. Are these all fans that have found out who she is through Strictly? How do they seem to know absolutely everything about her demeanour and attitude towards Kai when she’s not had the most expansive public career? they talk about her like she’s a family friend.. Poor woman is probably terrified lol

(no offence intended to AJ re how has she gained such a big fanbase, I just don’t recall it happening to this extent to any other smaller strictly celeb)
 
Very interested to know how AJ has gained this absolute army of a fanbase? I knew of her before strictly from 4music (throwback) but she hadn’t done a huge amount after and was deffo one of the ‘who?’ contestants for the majority of the public. Are these all fans that have found out who she is through Strictly? How do they seem to know absolutely everything about her demeanour and attitude towards Kai when she’s not had the most expansive public career? they talk about her like she’s a family friend.. Poor woman is probably terrified lol

(no offence intended to AJ re how has she gained such a big fanbase, I just don’t recall it happening to this extent to any other smaller strictly celeb)
A large amount if the twitter stans are very young and have a massive crush on her. They have a few others too, she’s not exclusive. Wonder if they’ve found her nude photo shoits yet? They’d explode! I found her completely enchanting and I’m most definitely a grown woman and straight.
I’ll definitely follow her career now, along with Kai’s and quite a few of the cast this year. I didn’t know who Dan was before the series started!
 
Very interested to know how AJ has gained this absolute army of a fanbase? I knew of her before strictly from 4music (throwback) but she hadn’t done a huge amount after and was deffo one of the ‘who?’ contestants for the majority of the public. Are these all fans that have found out who she is through Strictly? How do they seem to know absolutely everything about her demeanour and attitude towards Kai when she’s not had the most expansive public career? they talk about her like she’s a family friend.. Poor woman is probably terrified lol

(no offence intended to AJ re how has she gained such a big fanbase, I just don’t recall it happening to this extent to any other smaller strictly celeb)

I think a lot of that type of fan support (lots of young, very vocal fans dominating the space) initially has a lot to do with couples they can ship together (see also Gio and Ranvir, Gio and Rose, Joe and Dianne etc), and now they've moved on to just supporting AJ. No disrespect to AJ as she's very charismatic so I understand why she has fans in her own right too, but just I think this partly explains the intensity of it all

I think insta followers are a fairly good indication of how much support celebs have picked up during the series (though not complete picture). From the finalists, it looks like AJ and John have picked up about 150k but Rose about 500k 👀 (just based on my vague recollections of what they had when were announced so might not be that accurate!)
 
I think a lot of that type of fan support (lots of young, very vocal fans dominating the space) initially has a lot to do with couples they can ship together (see also Gio and Ranvir, Gio and Rose, Joe and Dianne etc), and now they've moved on to just supporting AJ. No disrespect to AJ as she's very charismatic so I understand why she has fans in her own right too, but just I think this partly explains the intensity of it all

I think insta followers are a fairly good indication of how much support celebs have picked up during the series (though not complete picture). From the finalists, it looks like AJ and John have picked up about 150k but Rose about 500k 👀 (just based on my vague recollections of what they had when were announced so might not be that accurate!)
I think that’s about right.
Yes I now follow John too, as he is just so lovely. I knew of him before, but seeing him on the show and his insta stories he just seems like a really warm, funny person.

All very dramatic for what has probably been a couple of smooches and an after show shag every night. My word poor boy is only doing what any normal boy his age is doing
Ir’s very weird isn’t it? Can you imagine every shag you have being documented by the press? Literally saying when they have and haven’t shared a room. Hopefully they’ll get bored soon
 
I think a lot of that type of fan support (lots of young, very vocal fans dominating the space) initially has a lot to do with couples they can ship together (see also Gio and Ranvir, Gio and Rose, Joe and Dianne etc), and now they've moved on to just supporting AJ. No disrespect to AJ as she's very charismatic so I understand why she has fans in her own right too, but just I think this partly explains the intensity of it all

I think insta followers are a fairly good indication of how much support celebs have picked up during the series (though not complete picture). From the finalists, it looks like AJ and John have picked up about 150k but Rose about 500k 👀 (just based on my vague recollections of what they had when were announced so might not be that accurate!)
I think rose and Gio both gained between 300-500k followers this series 😳
 
Gio’s insta is so boring though, unless you like him in a suit!

I have discovered domandink through following both AJ and John , he’s hilarious!
My insta really has improved so much the last few months, it was all boring work connections before, and now it’s all dancing and glitter!

A 'hello ladies...' pic once every few weeks and maybe a Gio tour poster now and again if you're lucky 😆
 
Gio’s insta is so boring though, unless you like him in a suit!

I have discovered domandink through following both AJ and John , he’s hilarious!
My insta really has improved so much the last few months, it was all boring work connections before, and now it’s all dancing and glitter!
Gio doesn't really use insta except to post pics of himself and a bit of work stuff (and presumably to message girls). So fine, but very boring unless you're LadyLav waiting for the next topless pic drop.
Others are documenting everything, which is more fun for fans. I am enjoying Sara's insta as she loves giving fans BTS insight and seems really warm. Feels like she's the way one of us would be if we ended up on SCD!
Dan's posts from the show last night were nice too.
 
Gio doesn't really use insta except to post pics of himself and a bit of work stuff (and presumably to message girls). So fine, but very boring unless you're LadyLav waiting for the next topless pic drop.
Others are documenting everything, which is more fun for fans. I am enjoying Sara's insta as she loves giving fans BTS insight and seems really warm. Feels like she's the way one of us would be if we ended up on SCD!
Dan's posts from the show last night were nice too.
Yes Sara, Cameron and Neil have ended up being the ones to follow for BTS. Maisie is surprisingly quiet really, although she seems to be having a blast with Nikita and Tilly.

AJ is presenting the Bafta nominations ar 12noon on this youtube channel today, if anyone’s interested:
 
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A large amount if the twitter stans are very young and have a massive crush on her. They have a few others too, she’s not exclusive. Wonder if they’ve found her nude photo shoits yet? They’d explode! I found her completely enchanting and I’m most definitely a grown woman and straight.
I’ll definitely follow her career now, along with Kai’s and quite a few of the cast this year. I didn’t know who Dan was before the series started!

i thought that would probs be the case. she looks like a princess, so I assumed a fair few of her fans would be women living vicariously through her. Dr Be especially; her little comments like “AJ would never do this” “AJ has been nothing but gracious” “AJ was never sexual towards Kai, he initiated everything” girl were you hiding in the cupboard somewhere? one of the cameramen? help me out here 🤨
 
I think that’s about right.
Yes I now follow John too, as he is just so lovely. I knew of him before, but seeing him on the show and his insta stories he just seems like a really warm, funny person.


Ir’s very weird isn’t it? Can you imagine every shag you have being documented by the press? Literally saying when they have and haven’t shared a room. Hopefully they’ll get bored soon
So invasive! I do feel AJ could address the hate he’s getting

I’m sorry but AJ could address the hate he’s getting, she doesn’t need to address the kiss or anything further but there’s no way she’s not seeing him be annihilated by several people. She could just put some of the hate to bed but she isn’t, makes you wonder
 
I think a lot of that type of fan support (lots of young, very vocal fans dominating the space) initially has a lot to do with couples they can ship together (see also Gio and Ranvir, Gio and Rose, Joe and Dianne etc), and now they've moved on to just supporting AJ. No disrespect to AJ as she's very charismatic so I understand why she has fans in her own right too, but just I think this partly explains the intensity of it all

I think insta followers are a fairly good indication of how much support celebs have picked up during the series (though not complete picture). From the finalists, it looks like AJ and John have picked up about 150k but Rose about 500k 👀 (just based on my vague recollections of what they had when were announced so might not be that accurate!)
I think you’re probably bang on here, like I said earlier she’s absolutely gorgeous, so I see why young girls are idolising her! people do tend to be very blind to everyone bar their faves on the show, which I guess is why AJ fans seem to think she’s the sole reason behind higher ratings this year - like you said, Rose has now got half a mil followers and Gio has almost reached Dianne on insta, so we can probs assume they’re the reason for extras tuning in
 
So invasive! I do feel AJ could address the hate he’s getting

I’m sorry but AJ could address the hate he’s getting, she doesn’t need to address the kiss or anything further but there’s no way she’s not seeing him be annihilated by several people. She could just put some of the hate to bed but she isn’t, makes you wonder
She sort of is, by putting stories up thanking him ( with a heart) for giving her mum a shoutout at the show on sunday , liking his posts, and him liking hers. Just subtle things, but shows they are chill. If you are a fan of both then you notice this little things. Those who have deleted Kai will not be aware.
She probably feels she’s done enough really and is leaving him to it now.
Will be very interesting to see how the reunion goes next friday when she goes to the show. I’m predicting a lot of her with John.
 
I think you’re probably bang on here, like I said earlier she’s absolutely gorgeous, so I see why young girls are idolising her! people do tend to be very blind to everyone bar their faves on the show, which I guess is why AJ fans seem to think she’s the sole reason behind higher ratings this year - like you said, Rose has now got half a mil followers and Gio has almost reached Dianne on insta, so we can probs assume they’re the reason for extras tuning in

Are the AJ fans going on about record ratings? Because they were a bit down on last year for the most part. 2021 final got an average of 11 million, but 2020 was 11.6


Still amazing, but not record ratings
 
I think you’re probably bang on here, like I said earlier she’s absolutely gorgeous, so I see why young girls are idolising her! people do tend to be very blind to everyone bar their faves on the show, which I guess is why AJ fans seem to think she’s the sole reason behind higher ratings this year - like you said, Rose has now got half a mil followers and Gio has almost reached Dianne on insta, so we can probs assume they’re the reason for extras tuning in
I like AJ and I think she was great on strictly but is it just me who can’t see her being as successful as her fans are making out? I think she will stick with similar hosting jobs she’s had in the past, I personally can’t see her breaking through to mainstream shows such as this morning etc but who knows. I hope she does well though.
 
I like AJ and I think she was great on strictly but is it just me who can’t see her being as successful as her fans are making out? I think she will stick with similar hosting jobs she’s had in the past, I personally can’t see her breaking through to mainstream shows such as this morning etc but who knows. I hope she does well though.
She seems to have been booking jobs left, right and centre already, so it has definitely helped her. As well as the Baftas she’s hosting the Beauty Awards at the end of the month. Good for her! John getting lots of work offers too.
 
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