While most Aucklanders were counting the hours until lockdown ended, Jay-Jay, 47, confesses to Woman’s Day that she was living her best life in her city apartment with her new man, 27, who she met at a friend’s dinner party.
“I told Flynny he was my flatmate,” she laughs. “That’s true because he moved in on the first day of lockdown and hasn’t left! Flynny kept suggesting there’s more to it, so yes, he’s my boyfriend. It’s early days, but we just love hanging out together.”
The radio diva’s new beau already has the tick of approval from three important people in her life – her mum, her ex Dominic Harvey, and their pup Kanye. Jay-Jay smiles, “He and Kanye are already besties, and Kanye normally doesn’t warm to people easily.”
The besotted broadcaster has been single since 2020, when she ended her relationship with Algerian accountant Minou, 28. “Long-distance, not age, made it impossible,” she explains. “We don’t keep in touch anymore.”
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