Ever since his move from BBC Radio 1 to Capital Radio, Jordan North has been wowing the public with his radio presenting skills. In fact, the presenter, who was the runner-up on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here in 2020, has made quite an impression as the host of Capital's breakfast show, bringing in an impressive 400,000 since taking over from Roman Kemp in April.
For many members of the public, it was I'm A Celebrity that first introduced them to North, but they quickly became fans watching the DJ overcome his deepest fears time and time again while eagerly bonding with his other campmates. But rather than focusing on his sweet personality and strength in tasks, there was also a lot of interest in whether Jordan North has a girlfriend, his relationships and sexuality.
Despite spending five days a week chatting to the nation over the airwaves, Jordan, who co-hosts the podcast has always kept his private life, well, private. He was single at the time of his I'm A Celebrity appearance, but insisted that was 'not the reason why I am going in' to the jungle.
His personal life came under scrutiny once again in October 2024, while being given a News Agents-style grilling from podcaster and journalist Jon Sopel. In the interview, Jon asked Jordan, 'You thought the questions were tough. Now they're going to get tougher. You are a good-looking guy, award-winning, amazing presenter. My only question is, why don't you talk about your personal life on air? Do your listeners have a right to know if you're seeing someone, for example?'
Clearly nervous, Jordan stumbled on his words as he replied, 'There's always, um, two sides to that argument Jon, and a lot of people in the public eye do share that their personal life and talk about it. But I've always thought that it's something that I've not really wanted to talk about and share on air, because when you're on the radio every day, you talk about everything, and you put yourself on a pedestal every single morning.
'So I think that sometimes it's nice to have a little bit in your life that you can keep private, and you can put in a box, and you don't want to open a can of worms. You don't want people trying to, you know, look into your personal life. It can be quite unnerving at times.'
So that's that, then. Obviously Jon's questions were part of a light-hearted radio segment, but when it comes to public interest in Jordan's relationships, his refusal to comment on his sexuality suggests that it might be time to stop asking.
If Jordan wanted to talk about it, he would.
If Jordan wanted to talk about it, he would – and the pressure he’s bound to be under should everyone continue searching for, or talking about his sexuality is something no one should face. Whether Jordan North is gay, straight, bisexual or beyond is completely his business. He’s been on our radio waves for years now; if he wanted to share that, he would’ve already.
Ultimately, the obsession with Jordan North’s sexuality only feeds a pressure for him to reveal it one way or the other. So, instead of speculating on his sex life, how about we remind ourselves of his I'm A Celebrity stint, and learn from his hilarious calming skills of screaming ‘HAPPY PLACE, TURF MOOR’ anytime we feel panicked, instead?