Jay-Jay & Flynny 'WE'VE HEALED EACH OTHER'S HEARTS'

After helping each other through a challenging year, the radio stars reveal they’re each other’s perfect match

- LEENA TAILOR

When Jay-Jay Feeney and Paul “Flynny” Flynn first met, the two were working for rival stations and never guessed they would end up in what they call “the best radio partnership” of their entire careers.

Nor did the More FM drive hosts imagine they would become besties who enjoy summer barbecues and weekends away – with frequent hugs, shared wines and comforting words that have seen them through an often-dreadful 12 months.

On top of the pandemic throwing their lives into a spin in 2020, Flynny struggled with anxiety, faced financial worries and watched his child battle a health condition, while Jay-Jay endured a crushing break-up, family drama, depression and a health setback, which at one point saw her crumpled on the studio floor with her head in her hands.

It was a stark contrast to a year ago, when Jay-Jay, 46, spent the summer road-tripping around New Zealand with her Algerian-based boyfriend Minou. Seeing 2020 as “full of promise”, she had planned to reunite with Minou, 29, in his homeland.

“But COVID made it challenging to continue a long-distance relationship,” she says frankly. “No one knows where the end is, so how long do I wait? I put my life on hold and that’s frustrating when you like someone so much. It hurts.

“I called it off because what’s the point? I’m not getting any younger, so I can’t sit around waiting for COVID to end. He’s got heaps of time, so I set him free, but he’s taken it extremely hard.”