As More FM radio star Jay-Jay Feeney sips coffee and watches her pup Kanye bathe in the sun at an Auckland cafe, her phone rings.
It’s a video call from Algeria, which she answers excitedly, lighting up when Minou greets her. He’s the boyfriend she met online through a friend last January. As she hangs up, the giddy long-time radio host says, “Love you!”
Speaking exclusively to Woman’s Day about the long-distance romance that’s swept her off her feet, Jay-Jay, 45, says her accountant beau is “beautiful, funny, smart and adoring”. He’s also 28.
“I just have to embrace that people call him my toyboy because it’s the truth I guess,” she laughs. “The positive is he looks way better than me! He’s hot and I’m not going to deny it!”
Minou lives in Algeria, near the top of Africa between Morocco and Tunisia. When the two first hit it off as friends almost two years ago, they didn’t discuss their ages.
“He didn’t ask how old I was, and I didn’t know how old he was. We just connected,” Jay-Jay tells. “I’m more worried about it than Minou is. He always sends links to articles of celebrities dating with big age gaps.”
After four months’ messaging, the pair met for a sunny vacation in the Maldives.
“We got to know each other quickly because you are way more open and honest through messages,” she says. “I thought, ‘Right, I have to meet this guy.’”
When they finally set eyes on each other, Jay-Jay was amazed by the height of her handsome friend.
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