Diversity

[Esme]

Possibily. I also think Geo had the hump because she was left out of the tour to keep doing classes at the studio.

Geo spoke a lot about slowing down and listening to her body. I got the impression she chose not to tour and preferred being at home to do classes.


I think the root of it all is Starr. She seems very inconsistent and immature, so as Geo wasn’t around she latched onto Najah. Now she’s gone she’s all about Geo and perri’s cling on girlfriend.

 

[Ls6901]

Perri literally dating someone that looks just like his mum 🫤

 

[4fourHon]

Jess tagging along on their travels again! Honestly she's got herself a meal ticket there.

 

[QuirkyFlamingo]

I don't get why unis give out these honorary degrees whats the point? It belittles the people who have actually done the work. And why in civil law? What does he do to do with that?? Surely it should be in a field he knows something about?

Exactly. I really don’t get it!
And everyone who gets an honorary one seems to acknowledge how hard others have worked to earn theirs, say they don’t deserve one themselves, then accept it anyway and post pics everywhere of them at their ‘graduation’ ceremony.

 

[avb00]

Wow last day of tour today!!! It’s flown by.

It looks like Shante does get ready with them - that’s definitely her. This is from Jess’ Tiktok.. I found this really sad to watch.

The money must be very good in DV because I don’t know why you would stay in a dance group when you are completely isolated in this way. I think she was apart of Diversity juniors too?

I feel sorry for her because up until 2023 she seemed to have a good relationship with the girls and Mitch etc.

It wouldn’t surprise me if she was included in the background based on what is being said here to avoid rumors of bullying.

I also noticed Starr posted the same video on her Tiktok except she’s the lead dancer. Shante is also in the background of that too.

I think this pretty much confirms they’re not on good terms.

I wonder what will happen after tour with the dynamic? I assume the other girls - Najah etc won’t be in Diversity or are they here for the summer as well?

Like I said, I’m surprised that nobody has picked up on the exclusion but with all the girls on tour it’s easy for it to go unnoticed.

But when it’s just the 3 of them - Jess, Georgia, Starr, doing Tiktok’s etc together, it’s going to be noticed she’s left out. That’s if Starr and Georgia are able to become close again because tour has caused them to grow apart.

I feel the addition of these other girls to the tour and Jess has brought a bitchy school dynamic to the girl group. I found Starr much nicer before all these girls came into her life.

 

[Mythoughts]

I think its very telling that geo and Nathan didnt have any leaving do or message from the studio/diversity.

 

[Rose28454]

I noticed that the people that she was there with were posting and tagging her whilst they were there. Still didn't get bombarded lol

I think her brother is just as bad. You are a dancer and radio dj get over yourself!!

 

[JessikaJai]

The group is so much better with Nathan and Geo. I don’t think it’s fair the new girls have massively pushed out the other girls. I wonder if Morgan walked before she was pushed.

 

[JessikaJai]

Typing this looking through one eye in my sorry state this morning. However, I just couldn’t wait to tell you all.
I was at Taylor Swift last night for a colleagues hen party (she was absolutely out of this world may I add). The couple met via the app Raya (for those who don’t, it’s a paid subscription dating app which you need to be referred to, you cannot just join like Tinder). So at the bar before the show we were all chatting about how they met and how successful that app was with finding love. A couple of the other ladies said they’re on the app and were discussing celebrities they’d come across. And you’ll never guess who came up… Ashley Banjo. I almost choked on my overpriced pinot grigio. I’m thinking surely she’s mistaken? He doesn’t strike me as a dating app kind of man.

 

[avb00]

Naomi has confirmed Jordan isn't on tour as he has a few commitments that would take him away for 3-4 weeks at a time. He is happy to have built a career around the Banjo and Diversity name but now bails out when it doesn't suit him. I really can't imagine it brings a huge amount of money to the dancers.

I agree but the loss of the radio (which according to here paid £10,000 per month) is a massive loss of earnings so if he has to get money from other work it’s what needs to he done. Princess Nay contributes nothing. Maybe he’s found the balls to say he doesn’t care about the dancing and wants to pursue boxing. I imagine a lot of family pressure to stay in Diversity and dance.

 

[QuirkyFlamingo]

Why are Jordan and Perri man-children? Knocking on the door of an exam room then running off? Are they 12?
So stupid and irresponsible. Jordan is in his thirties and finds things like this hilarious. I just don’t get it!

 

[Rose28454]

Surprised they’re still going… I expected them to pack it in after the last tour. They’re not getting any younger.

I don’t think Ashley’s massive ego will allow them to retire.

 

[avb00]

I must admit I see some of what starr wears and cringe sometimes. It looks so painful the way her chest is crammed in and im sure sometimes you can see the outside of her areola.
She gives off mean girl energy, I know it was talked about a couple of tours ago when Shante seemed to be excluded and starr and geo didnt seem to have anything to do with each other.
It coincided with the arrival of jess.
I think diversity has run its course. How do people like warren, sam, afford houses for their families. Do they have other jobs? How does that work with tour? Id love to have the inside scoop.

If you scroll back through Star’s Instagram to 2022, there are several posts/videos of her with Shante.

Then in 2023 she was cut out completely from content with the girls.

Almost certainly they turned against her or she turned against them when Perri broke up with Laura. Shante was one of the very few people of Diversity to keep following Laura after her IG statement about the break up and liking her posts at the time.

Given the fact that she and Jess don’t follow each other indicates they have no interaction or like each other whatsoever. Jess follows everyone else.

I thought it was very cruel during the 2023 tour how she was left in the hotel rooms while the other 3 girls went out.

 

[Mythoughts]

I know! She was on tour with young children with him last time. Which just shows her character and commitment. A true diamond.
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And to be frank if he and star are together then she is truly silly. If someone can treat their wife of 16 years like this after all they have done then good luck to her. She is young but equally to blame if all this is true.

How is starr to blame? Unless he cheated on fran with her that is. If they got together after the break up then she hasn't done anything wrong, and neither has he really, yes she is younger, but there's nothing to say that this relationship is unhealthy or grooming (at this stage)
I'm not defending Ashley at all but if it is true, maybe it just happened? Lots of relationships start in the workplace, often with age gaps. Doesn't mean they are predatory.

 

[Captainmouse]

I heard their contract is up end of Jan and apparently radio 1 want them. I can’t imagine they fit with radio 1 but could see them at capital. Rehearsals, the podcast, panto season, touring and then early mornings on the radio with little sleep can’t be doing them favours mentally or physically. They’re getting older now and it must get too much at times especially for Jordan with 3 little ones at home.

Ricky Melvin and Charlie went from kiss breakfast to the beeb, never to be seen/heard again

 

[JessikaJai]

We think he is but nobody knows for sure. Doesn’t stop him from being on dating sites / dipping his wick elsewhere though!

dipping his wick I’ve never heard that before but I’ll be adding that to my vocabulary

 

[rebelgirl]

Jess will get the ring for sure. In the videos he posts of her you can see she kind of finds him annoying but I think she is just waiting it out. Listen, if i didnt have much going for myself and a man like that was in my orbit I would be behaving like that aswell.

 

[rebelgirl]

I actually think him and Jess are better suited to one another than him and Laura.

Yeah because Laura actually had a personality and looked like she could stand up for herself. These types of men will only go for the simple types. This is why Fran is elite in my mind. Even though she is still trying to be involved with them I bet she challenged Ashley and he crumbled like the weak man he is. Same with Laura, before she was trying to do the influencer thing she was really thoughtful wth her posts and commentary on things. All Jess can do is be a literally back up dancer In Tik Toks.

 

[Esme]

This is the survey....if you can win a years worth of classes at a studio near you then surely they are opening more rather than a pop up? Xx

How on earth would this work? Surely if they are opening studios they’ll need someone at each location permanently? It makes my head hurt thinking about the logistics of it tbh. This is really interesting though.

 

[4fourHon]

Has anyone seen that Jess surprised Perri with his sister and Geo tagging along on a trip to NYC for his 30th. Bit odd to bring along who she's closest to rather than someone like Mitch or the other boys?