Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens reveals the unusual way he asked out Jade Thirlwall
That's a new one on us
Last updated 16th Apr 2024
Jade Thirlwall and Jordan Stephens have been loved up for a few years now, and Jordan joined The Up with Harriet & Henrie, where he revealed how he asked his Little Mix girlfriend out.
Over the years, we've loved watching the relationship blossom, between Jade and Jordan from Zoom dates during lockdown to sharing cute messages to celebrating each others birthdays. And now Jordan has revealed how it all started, and it might not be how you expected.
Speaking to Harriet and Henrie, Jordan explained: "She'd (Jade Thirlwall) DMed me, I’m like ‘Hi!’. She went, ‘Where's the pitch?’ I went, ‘Give me 10 seconds, well, five minutes,’ Yeah. I put it together...
"I had a moment, went on PowerPoint did it. I was, you know, I was hitting her with hay makers like my dog loves me, that was one point I made, I've got at least six close friends and I can have way more if I wanted.
“That was another thing on the PowerPoint, there's like a list of maybe eight or nine things. I can't remember (what else), but they were really like, you know, to the point where we then went on several Zoom dates."
We need to see that PowerPoint Jordan!
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Take a look through Jade and Jordan's relationship timeline:
MAY 2020: Jade and Jordan start dating during lockdown
10 months after her split from Jed Elliot, Jade slid into Jordan's Instagram DMs during the Coronavirus lockdown, which led to the pair enjoying a number of dates over Zoom.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Jade explained: "I met someone in lockdown. We met on Zoom. I slid into the DMs. Then we had some Zoom dates. No I didn't know him before lockdown. I'm not a very lovey dovey person. It was through a friend. I slid in the DMs. I'd been doing this for quite a while. I kept getting pied left, right and centre.
"Jordan and I did a few Zoom dates in lockdown. We made a joke and said it was business and put suits and ties on and asked each other questions. I did the full shebang, a full suit. Then we had a socially distanced date in Greenwich park, apart from each other just chatting."
JULY 2020: Jade and Jordan attend Black Lives Matter march
After enjoying a number of socially-distanced dates, Jade and Jordan were spotted in public for the first time when they attended the Black Lives Matter march in London at the start of July 2020.
The pair were spotted arm-in-arm as they showed their support for the demonstration, with this fan photo landing on social media.
OCTOBER 2020: Jade confirms Jordan is her boyfriend
During a conversation with legendary drag queen RuPaul, Jade referred to Jordan as her 'boyfriend' for the first time, admitting she fell for him after seeing him dressed in drag for his role in 2019 film Tucked.
In the chat with Ru for Cosmopolitan, Jade explained: "When I first started talking to my boyfriend, I discovered he did a movie where he played a drag queen and I was like, right, that's it. He's perfect. Sign me up! A straight man who's willing to dress in drag and loves being queer and feminine."
JANUARY 2021: Jade and Jordan go Instagram official
In true Jade fashion, the Little Mix singer went Instagram official with Jordan by uploading a snap to her Story of the pair at the supermarket checkout security camera.
MAY 2021: Jade and Jordan celebrate one-year anniversary
Marking one year since she slid into Jordan's DMs on Instagram, Jade shared this cute snap to her Story to celebrate the couple's one-year anniversary.
JUNE 2021: Jade shares footage of Jordan dancing
Jade delighted her in June 2021 by uploading a rare video alongside boyfriend Jordan. The clip showed Jordan dancing away to a track she wrote for K-Pop band TWICE.
SEPTEMBER 2021: Jade and Jordan attend London Fashion Week together
Looking seriously loved-up, Jade and Jordan were in the audience at the Richard Malone x Mulberry show at London Fashion Week in September 2021.
Jade wore a beautiful navy blue mini dress with a high neck and some statement cut-out sleeves and tie waist, whilst Jordan wore a matching utility jacket and trousers along with a lighter blue shirt.
OCTOBER 2021: Jade and Jordan WIN at Halloween
Showing their creative sides during Halloween in 2021, Jade and Jordan dressed as Marge Simpson and Sideshow Bob for Maya Jama's annual party, with Jade captioning the amazing snap with: 'We killed Homer.'
JANUARY 2022: Jade celebrates Jordan's birthday
As Jordan turned 30 in January 2022, Jade shared this super cute snap of the pair to her Instagram Story, alongside the caption 'Birthday boy', with a love heart'.
APRIL-MAY 2022: Jordan supports Jade on Little Mix's Confetti Tour
After announcing they were going on a hiatus, Jade joined her Little Mix bandmates Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock between April and May 2022, playing dates across the UK on their 'Confetti' Tour.
Jordan supported Jade throughout the shows, being backstage and also being spotted in the crowds, dancing away.
MAY 2022: Jade and Jordan celebrate two years together
For their second anniversary in May 2022, Jade shared this shot of the pair to her Instagram Story, alongside a bouquet of flowers emoji. Later that day, Jade proceeded to share a number of unseen snaps of the couple to her Instagram Story.
JULY 2022: Jade and Jordan enjoy a trip to Ibiza with friends
Despite having her phone stolen on the trip, Jade enjoyed a holiday to Ibiza in the Summer of 2022, alongside Jordan and a number of the couple's friends. Once she had her phone returned, Jade delighted us with some snaps, including this one of the pair.
DECEMBER 2022: Jordan dresses as Jade to celebrate her birthday
Jade hosted an iconic party in December 2022 to celebrate her 30th birthday on Boxing Day! Making the theme 'The JMAs' in tribute to 'The VMAs', all guests were asked to dress as iconic looks from either music videos or past events.
Whilst Jade dressed as Lil Kim from the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Jordan stole the show by dressing up as Jade's look from Little Mix's 'Sweet Melody' video.
JUNE 2023: Jade and Jordan attend Leigh-Anne Pinnock's wedding
In June 2023, Jade and Jordan jetted off to Jamaica for Leigh-Anne Pinnock's wedding to footballer Andre Gray. The pair looked smitten as they enjoyed the celebrations.
SEPTEMBER 2023: Jade hits back at fans who ask if she's pregnant
After posting a number of stunning photos of herself on Instagram, where she covered her stomach with her bag, Jade was forced to hit back at comments asking if she was pregnant. Jade said: 'It appears you can't put a bag in front of your body without people speculating you're pregnant lol. I'm not. But if it were me and I wasn't sure, I wouldn't spend time commenting on someones body when you have no idea what that person's circumstances might be 🤷🏽♀️'. (sic)
OCTOBER 2023: Jade and Jordan dress to impress for Halloween
The pair attended Maya Jama's annual Halloween party in October 2023, where they absolutely stole the show by dressing as Mr Bean and Teddy.
DECEMBER 2023: Jade and Jordan go all out for her birthday
Jade famously throws a fancy dress birthday party each year, and took inspiration from 00s fashion doll brand Bratz for her incredible look in 2023. Jordan dutifully got involved, dressing up as rock music legend Ozzy Osbourne. Now that's love!
DECEMBER 2023: Jordan posts a sweet birthday tribute to Jade
To celebrate Jade's birthday on Boxing Day, Jordan shared an adorable tribute to her on his Instagram Story. Posting a photo of Jade smiling up at the sky, he wrote: 'Happy birthday to this sensational woman. A beautiful soul inside and out. Kind, generous, curious and bold. If someone described me as being like Jade - I'd beam. Love you ❤️.' Too cute 😭
JANUARY 2024: Jade shares a sweet birthday message for Jordan
To celebrate Jordan's 32nd birthday on 25th January, Jade shared an adorable black and white snap to her Instagram Story, along with the super cute caption: 'Hbd to my greatest gift'. (sic)
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