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Laura Trott and Jason Kenny - image via laura_trott31 on Instagram.PNGLaura Trott reveals Jason Kenny snubbed her when they first met
Britain's golden couple didn't fall in love at first sight, Laura Kenny has revealed.
The most decorated British Olympic couple of all-time revealed that the early days of their relationship were wrought with social awkwardness in a joint interview on daytime talk show Loose Women last week.
Jason and Laura Kenny were on the show to discuss the release of their book, 'Laura Trott & Jason Kenny: The Inside Track,' which was released today. On this publicity tour the pair has also paid a visit to the Times Magazine, which also included a photo shoot from which Mrs Trott has been posting the photos to her social media pages.
I would say I promise this is the last one .. but it probably wont be @JasonKenny107 pic.twitter.com/7qI51S7lmk
— Laura Kenny (@LauraTrott31) November 12, 2016
Mrs Kenny - as she has decided to be known for every day purposes (but interestingly not marketing purposes) - told the show's panel that her husband was more interested in his cup of coffee than introducing himself to his future wife on her first day at British Cycling.
"I moved up to Manchester when I was 18 to be part of the Great Britain program," Laura Kenny said. "And everyone was really friendly. I walked in to the mechanics and everyone was like 'morning, morning' and because I was new I was just like 'oh okay, hi' but not really talking to anybody.
"Then Sir Chris comes up to you and says 'I'm sir Chris Hoy,' and you're like 'ah,' starstruck, because he's like a legend in our sport."
Then she moved on to describe how Jason was on that first day.
"And then Jason just sat there drinking a cup of coffee... nothing."
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In Jason's defense, he is quite open about the fact that he's "just not very good at first impressions." Though, despite his other half's way with words, she did dig up the fact that her first impression of him was also quite underwhelming.
In the interview the four-time Olympic gold medalist said that the first time she learnt about her husband-to-be was in a magazine. Mrs Kenny said that she'd spotted Jason in a magazine follow-up from the Beijing Olympics which she said listed him at number six of the best "people of that year".
The Essex-born star then said that other than noting that he was the same age as she would go on to be at the London Olympics when he competed in Beijing, she "didn't think much of it."
It all worked out in the end, though. At the following world championships, Laura says that after losing her headphones she borrowed Jason's without telling him and proceeded to break them.
Telling him about the headphones, Laura says, was the ice breaker that sparked their romance.
During the interview the pair also revealed that Olympic cyclists aren't allowed to hoover or stand up for too long; and that they've also got to be careful when taking the tube in case they don't get a seat.
It's tough being a cyclist, eh?
You can watch the full interview below:
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- KiwiMike 1 sec ago
What's your point here? I'm the mechanic quoted, and I can 100% state I have never let a bike leave my workshop with glaring, life-threatening...
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There are times when I think that these right whinger accounts are left wingers in drag, the aguments they espouse are so ridiculous, or don't...
- pockstone 12 min 56 sec ago
Perhaps, but he is my MP and I know of what I speak. Brevity being the soul of wit, I kept it short.
- Cayo 15 min 15 sec ago
Or any non-drivist. A few years back, I was walking and crossing a side road not far from home. The road has particularly wide corners, especially...
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Doesn't quite meet the standard of "unavoidable" though does it?
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This was it in November 2022. Now you see the futility of reporting things to the police or DVLA
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I can tell you exactly what LC will be doing about that offence: nothing. I used to get letters like those- in fact, exactly like that. When you...
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I was trying to be funny. OK, I accept it was a pretty weak attempt.
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I imagine (hope?) that they wonder why he's dressed like an overgrown schoolboy (what are those shorts?) or a Hollywood librarian. Also, he seems to get to change kit (from schoolboy to librarian) but she has to remain in the leotard with the implausible footwear. Maybe that's a useful working definition of mysogyny.
i'd like to see jason in a pait of Kylie hotpants and nipple tassles
I could sell you some photos if you like
The reason the images are sexist is because Trott has been sexualized but Kenny has not. Kenny undoubtedly has a nice body which they have refrained from showing off, yet they have shown off Trotts, meaning the images portray women as objects and men not.
Had both/neither been sexualised then the images would not have reinforced gender stereotypes.
Ah, it is what it is... is it offensive? Not to me.
I think if I was either of the two, I'd be more disgruntled about the media only being iterested in them as a couple, rather than being objectied like this.
Lets be frank, sex sells, and alongside that, both men and women seem to enjoy looking at pictures of pretty women.
Yes, men and women's 'motives' are very different, but for me, the positive message is that Trott is being held up as an aspirational figure. Women want to be her, men want to be with her....
That can only be good for Trott and womens cycling in general.
Does the medium used to create this aspiration really matter?
Looked at it and thought, fuck she looks hot.
Didn't think anything else. So yes, probably is just a tired old bit of sexualisation considering I've seen her in lycra countless times without thinking the same.
I confess I'm a bit confused as to what the correct response should be here. Am I allowed think Laura Trott looks hot or should I be thinking "down with this kind of misogyny". And why?
I don't think men should be beating themselves up for thinking that's an attractive woman. Women can't have it both ways IMO, this sort of photoshoot is obviously playing the sex sells card, otherwise why is she dressed like that?
Anyway, in an entirely sexist and mysogynistic fashion, she looks damn fine there.
Tell you what, I wouldn't kick her out of bed, well fit hot chick
It's not the thought of someone looking hot or not we all have those thoughts but it's how a man expresses that thought. Saying "I'd bang her" would be offensive. These are also media shots so as a woman commenting is okay. It's when people start to pass shitting comments, and we all know what they are, when she's doing her job as a cyclist that are more annoying
Why is it sexist? Because the woman is the stoker whilst the man takes the controls?
If you are referring to their clothing and/or poses then the photo isn't sexist but perhaps some peoples' interpretation of it is. But that would be the attitude of the viewer rather than the person who posted the photo originally on Instagram?
Stop quoting the Internet.
If women cyclists want to be treat equally, they need to stop doing sexist photo's like this. It does no one any good.
I tandem sometimes with my wife and was really baffled by this photo. When you ride a tandem, you quickly realise that everyone (mostly non-cyclists) thinks it's funny to shout "she's not pedalling!" It's easy to tell how much effort the other person on a tandem is putting in (either way round) so my reaction is mostly rolling eyes with a grin!
Why would a couple who are both fantastic cyclists play to this ridiculous stereotype? It just doesn't make any sense to me...
I suppose you can interpret the image as a metaphor one of two ways - either that he's her slave, or that she is a freeloader off his efforts. I think either is pretty offensive. I'm struggling to think of a more positive interpretation of the image.
And it doesn't do the image of tandeming any good either - tandeming is a highly enjoyable team activity that adds a completely new dimension to cycling in my experience.
Having said all that, it was probably the idea of the photographer, putting his prejudices into the image, and I imagine the two of them just saw it as a bit of daft fun.
you speak for yourself Gus T I love a bit tits and arse, it does me me good
And there's plenty of sites available for this
Personally I think LT is an attractive young lady but dressing up in a leotard and tight length high heel boots only creates an un-necessary sexual stereotype, personally I thought the nude VP photos were more artistic and less titilating than this photo. Beauty has many forms but presentation decides whether it's beauty for beauty's sake. TThis photo looks more like a 70's Playboy cover than a publicity shot.
Don't be an idiot, Ronaldo had a 30ft billboard with him in his pants that looked like speedos and he's a footballer, did you pose the same question of him, or of Beckham for that matter, he used to get his dad bod out a lot.
Now if you didn't then you're just as sexist as you suggest these photos to be. I would also suggest that perhaps instead of looking at a woman in a black body and tring to undermine her her sporting achievments you consider her stash of medals or can't you brain think of any else while it fakes indignation?
While we're on, if you want to go deaper into the social constructs we live with or how media likes to encourage male gazing then we can have that if you like.
yawn
Well we know who wears the pants in that relationship; oh wait....
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