Just before Christmas, Strictly's AJ Pritchard and Love Island icon Curtis Pritchard appeared together on Vicky Pattison's podcast, The Secret To... and spilled the tea on their current relationship statuses. And when we say spilled, we mean flooded the room. If you ask us, Cupid's definitely paid at least one of these brother's a visit this year....
We do love a celebrity podcast – although, they are starting to render us showbiz journalists somewhat redundant. You see, celeb podcasters like Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison can often ask the questions we can't (mainly because she's bezzie mates with most of the celebs she invites on); questions like, 'Are you single at the moment?'
The episode dropped just before Christmas, so there's a chance a fair few of you might've missed this significant tea spillage from AJ and Curtis, so we thought we'd prove our use to editors and publishers everywhere and ensure you're aware; especially those of you who occasionally drift off into a fantasy world where you've ridden off into the sunset with at least one of these stunners. Just us?
After a brief chinwag about Christmas time in the Pritchard household, Vicky said to the boys, "I hope you don’t mind me bringing this up, AJ, but are you recently single? Like, what’s going on? Are you out there? Are you looking for love again? Are you single, as well, Curtis?"
Okay, so rule number of one of interviewing (and we've done a few 💅): don't ask too many questions at once in quick succession – unless you're Vicky Pattison, because apparently you still get the scalding hot tea anyway. We need more celeb friends in 2023.
Curtis grinned and replied, "I’m happy, Vicky, and that’s all I’m going to say, yeah."
Vicki responded by saying, "You can be as mysterious as you want, babe, I’m not going to push you. As long as you’re happy, I’m happy."
Well played, Queen V.
AJ then tackled his plethora of questions in one swopping response, saying, "I’ve come out of a relationship, so I’m single. I’m going around, having a good time. I’m relaxed. I’m loving life. I’m honestly in the happiest place I’ve ever been regarding work and where I am kind of spiritually. It’s really nice to be in a place where I feel like, for me, moving forward into the new year, really content. This is the happiest I’ve ever felt in my life."
Curtis added, "Actually, it’s weird you say that because it’s coming to the end of the year and I’m really looking forward to next year because I feel where I am mentally, physically, in my love life, in everything right now, I feel super grounded, confident, secure, and I’m really looking forward to what the next year is going to bring."
So, there is a love life to talk about, Curtis? Obviously nothing concrete here, but it sounds like our boys are at the very least, 'happy', and we're looking forward to hearing developments in 2023 – no doubt on a celebrity podcast and not during one of our interviews.