Pippa Middleton wants to get engaged to her boyfriend of 4 months, Nico Jackson

Here are some photos of Pippa Middleton last Friday, at Wimbledon for Andy Murray’s semi-final match. Pippa, as you may know, has added “professional tennis watcher” to her illustrious resume which also includes “failed book author” and “professional Uptrader”. Pippa was joined at Wimbledon by her boyfriend of four months, Nico Jackson. Nico and Pippa have been going strong for a while now, and he doesn’t seem to shy away from the cameras at all. That’s how you can tell that he’s not from the aristocracy. When Pippa dates aristocrats, they never want to be seen with her. So, has Pippa found her famewhoring soulmate? Sources say yes!

Pippa Middleton is poised to follow her sister Kate down the aisle after telling pals that her handsome boyfriend Nico Jackson is ‘the one’. Friends say Pippa is expected to announce her engagement within months – and is only delaying the news out of deference to Kate, who is due to give birth to her first child later this month.

‘An engagement is definitely on the cards,’ says a close friend of the lovestruck couple. The last time Nico spoke about Pippa to his friends back home in Folkestone, he was totally buzzing about her. He is in his element right now. He has never been happier and this is really what he wants.’

Another source confirmed that banker Nico, 35, is waiting for the excitement surrounding the Royal baby to die down before he pops the question.

The source adds that both Pippa, 29, and Nico are clear about which direction their four-month relationship is going.

‘Pippa has also told her family that Nico is the one,’ says the source.

Party planner-turned-columnist Pippa is preparing to move into Nico’s pad in South Kensington, Central London, leaving behind the Chelsea apartment she shares with brother James.

Meanwhile, Pippa and Nico haven’t been shy about displaying their affection. Last week they were seen canoodling at both a party thrown by The Spectator magazine, for which Pippa is a regular contributor, and again while watching Friday’s thrilling men’s semi-finals at Wimbledon.

Now friends are pondering one burning question: Will Pippa return the favour and ask her sister to be one of her bridesmaids?

[From The Mail]

I’m prepared to believe that Pippa thinks Nico is “the one”. I believe that she needed a full-time boyfriend who didn’t hate being photographed, and Nico fit the bill. I also believe that the royal family won’t be so pleased about Prince William having someone named “Nico Jackson” for a brother-in-law. But I also believe Carole Middleton is hyper-aware of the undercurrent of bad publicity that she and her family receive, and she and Pippa are really trying to change up their images a little bit so they won’t seem so desperate.

Also – the Enquirer has a story about Pippa being pissed off that everything is always about Kate, Kate, Kate and so Pippa is threatening to move to America. I think that would be a smart move on Pippa’s part, to get some distance from the royal family and everything else… but that’s the exact reason why I don’t think Pippa would do it. She wants to be in London. She wants to be as close as possible to the royal family.

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  1. Eleonor says:

    Of course she wants to be in London, nobody outside UK gives a crap about Pippa.

    • bros says:

      her thing in vanity fair last month was so so stupid. and a terrible photoshoot.

    • CC says:

      Actually it’s more how frowned upon the US is for the upper classes, it’s viewed as a social step-down. Hwy I love it, personally, but neither myself or the US have that “pedigree” thing the people Pippa wants to be associated with have.

    • Pippa says:

      Not so true – i was travelling with a friend named pippa and while in new york recently whenever she had to give my name or introduce herself, She was excitedly met with ‘oooh pippa as in pippa middleton?!’

  2. marie says:

    he’s cute and I really like her dress.. (that’s all I got)

    • Peanut says:

      I was coming to post the exact same thing!

    • FLORC says:

      I’m torn on the dress! I like it, but not a fan of the panel down the middle. It reminds me too much of the mesh panels to show cleavage and midsections. The cut though is an ideal summer dress and the colors are great.

  3. Anna says:

    I think Pippa’s overall look has been improving lately – better clothes, better hair. And the dude looks pretty hot and into her – not such a bad match.

  4. Itwillrain says:

    Why is there no info about Nico’s background or what he does in this article? Seems to be an oversight. I guess I’ll go google….

    • yup, me says:

      Probably because a more accurate title for this post would be “Pippa Middleton is ready to get engaged and some guy named Nico Whatshisname is conveniently in the picture.” It’s not about the guy. It’s about the plan. She’s got one and he’s about to be written into it.

  5. Cherry says:

    LMAO@ ‘Pippa is expected to announce her engagement within months – and is only delaying the news out of deference to Kate, who is due to give birth to her first child later this month.’

    Yes, because news of Pippa’s engagement would totally steal the new heir to the British throne’s thunder.

    • FLORC says:

      Or Kate’s baby news will steal Pippa’s thunder! I kinda buy this angle. In early Middleton articles the girls were playfully competitive with each other and this may have grown into just plain competition.

      • lana86 says:

        i guess Cherry’s comment was sarcastic 😉

      • FLORC says:

        May have been meant as sarcasm, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t truth in it.

      • Cherry says:

        I was being sarcastic, Florc! I can’t imagine anyone being more interested in Pippa’s nuptuals than Kate’s baby. Not because Kate is more fascinating than Pippa or anything, but because Kate’s baby is heir to the Britisch throne!

  6. DanaG says:

    I think Pippa just wants a wedding. Clearly he is rich cause Pippa does not date poor guys. Probably can’t wait to put Kate in a bridesmaids dress and I hope Kate upstages her. LOL Pippa looks like a licorace allsort in that dress and sorry but that girl isn’t very pretty and isn’t going to age well. That is why it’s important she hooks a rich guy fast. LOL Kate would probably be thrilled maybe a husband will stop her going to everything.

    • CC says:

      Very much doubt that Waity would serve as bridesmaid to Pippa, being that she’s married, with a soon-to-be kid, with a prince as a husband. A “prince” of a husband too, but I guess that’s another matter 😛

  7. Carolin says:

    His shoes are so, so terrible!

  8. Sal says:

    Shrug. I like her way better than Kate. Girl’s got ambition and doesn’t hide it. I respect that.

  9. Beatrice says:

    He’s really hot–too bad he doesn’t have a title. Then he’d really be perfect for her.

  10. DoMaJoReMc says:

    (A) She seems SO desperate and (B) He is sending ‘Scott Disick’ vibes.

    • hi says:

      u r sooo right on that vibe
      he’s gross!

    • bluhare says:

      I agree. This guy screams “player” to me. I think Pipps might be out famewhored on this one. Uncle to the future king, brother in law to another? Yup.

      • Dena says:

        They give off the vibe of tacky nouveau riche. However, he looks her speed. I don’t think an old aristo boy is the boy (man) for her. She “needs” a financier, a hedge fund manager, or an arms dealer . . . some sort like that.

  11. mena says:

    I think Pippa is running out of cards to play.

    The “Party Girl” thing is old. The omnipresent “Wedding Guest” schtick is getting sad. The Royal Family supposedly put the kaibosh on her “TV Girl” plans. No one takes her seriously as a “Hostess With The Mostest” and the whole “Writer” thing hasn’t panned out either.

    Looking at the Kardashian Fame Whore Play Book, there’s not much left for Pippa to do.

    It was either do the “Bride” thing or do the “Fashion Designer” thing.

    I dunno… can Pippa sing?

    • Anna says:

      Oh gosh, you nailed it. I think the ‘designer’ this is only a matter of time – she will sure leverage her recent Vanity Fair ‘experience’/connections.

      • CC says:

        Besides, if Stella McCartney can do it, so can Pippa. Let’s face it, good taste isn’t a requirement to be a designer if you have a name brand to work with, and the fact that Waity never stopped being known informally as Middleton works in Pippa’s favor.

    • bettyrose says:

      Well, she could marry for love, find a profession she truly enjoys, and a live a quiet but enjoyable life out of the spotlight . . . she’ll still be plenty rich and travel many exotic places . . . but where’s the fun in that?

      • mena says:

        I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not. Do you think Pippa is interested in Love?

        When she first hit the scene, Pippa seemed way more interested in Titles & Property. Now she seems more interested in Fame. If she’s interested in Love at all, I think it’s a bit further down on Pippa’s Priorities.

      • bettyrose says:

        Mena – yeah, I was being sarcastic. I get that Pippa=famewhore, but she can’t possibly out rank her sister in title, place in history, anything, so why bother trying? The one thing she CAN outdo her sister on is normalcy. Pippa still has a chance for a happy, fulfilling life on her own terms with no rigid protocol dictating her every move.

      • mena says:

        Bettyrose, you’re much more optimistic than I am.

        I can’t see Pippa settling for normalcy. I think she likes the attention & the celebrity treatment way too much.

    • Dena says:

      Good one, Mena. Good one.

    • bettyrose says:

      People don’t accuse me of being an optimist too often, so I’ll take the compliment, but I think I’m being a pragmatist. Here’s my thinking:

      1. She’s the sister of the future queen.
      2. The aunt of the future heir to the throne.
      3. She’ll be recognized everywhere she goes (London, NYC, Paris, Tokyo, etc.)
      4. Social climbers will always want to know her.
      5. Even some old money, elitist rich will welcome her into their circles for her relation to Kate/Will.
      6. She can rock a bikini, has the money to travel to exotic locales, and seems to attract eligible bachelors.
      7. Queen Liz doesn’t care what she does if she doesn’t embarrass the RF.

      This girl has it made. She could travel, party, play the field, hang with celebs, as long as she keeps it reasonably klassy. Why waste time trying to get one fraction of the marriage prestige her sister has?

      • Denise says:

        Sounds like a good deal to me, I’d ride that out for a few more years if I were her. But I guess she figures if she settles down the heat will be off her many failures and she won’t be the loser sister.

        So true about the aristocrats. It’s considered vulgar to appear in the media willingly so no pedigree for her, I guess. She can’t have it both ways. ‘Nico Jackson’ – yeah, that is so not a posh name. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that, posh people are generally horrible. Hmm…a posh poseur is probably worse.)

      • mena says:

        Oh, it for sure was a compliment and I totally follow your thinking.

        But here’s the catch: “… as long as she keeps it reasonably klassy…”. That’s where it gets tricky. Pippa is constantly grabbing and I don’t think she’s going to stop. She has the hungriest freakin’ eyes ever.

    • BostonianTraveler says:

      If the royal family had any power they would have “fixed” a union with her and the Percy kid. “Double Dutch -esses” was always mom’s dream. Looks like the Percy’s ran for the hills so to say.

  12. hi says:

    i wondered why she wasn’t at the finals yesterday thought maybe bc what’s her name was in labor

  13. rianic says:

    I like the dress, and she is wearing a bra!!! Looks much better with one. Her hair looks good here, as well

    Otherwise, I wish she’d go away. Maybe so some charity work or something.

  14. Dedrie says:

    Why not.. How odd they were born with inherently funny Brit nicknames from birth.. I am sure they can easily chant other pet terms of endearment; Kissy-pie, Daarrrling, Angel-heart, Boogie-boo, Duckie, Sweetie, or Joy-killer with ease.

  15. LAK says:

    i finally figured out what irks me about Pippa’s outfits.

    She needs a shoe stylist stat. Her shoes are always wrong for the outfits. Which is a shame since frequently her outfits are cute.

    Look at those shoes in the pics…they haven’t been seen outside an elderly care home circa 1980something.

    • Meerkat says:

      Yes, LAK, her shoes are horrible. But look at his!

      • LAK says:

        i don’t mind his shoes so much since that is the style frequently worn for ‘smart casual’ in west London…or i am so immune to guys dressed this way as i see them all the time??!!

        However, the fact that his chinos are skinny is offensive. Who wears skinny chinos?!! eeeeeekk!

    • bluhare says:

      I actually think she’s paying attention to Liz Jones and that catty bit that ran in the DM last week. Her hemline is down!

  16. MBP says:

    I just realised that Pippa and I are the same age, and now I can’t decide whether she dresses like an old lady or I dress like a teenage hobo..?

    I actually like the dress, and her shoes are better than his.

  17. Maria says:

    I (sort of) feel sorry for her. She is in a no-win situation. If she marries an aristocrat, people won’t like it, she should marry this guy, they might be very happy together, and he is self-made like her parents. I know self-made is a dirty word among the higher classes. As far as her “jobs” are concerned, she does have an English degree from Edinburgh which is one of the top schools in the world. She has got to be a semi-good writer, although I haven’t had the pleasure of reading anything she has written.

    • FLORC says:

      There’s no such thing as a no win situation here. She could easily turn things around for herself. She had great popularity for a while there too. A lot of us were rooting for her trying to make a name for herself and be self reliant. Somewhere in there she took herself too seriously and believed she deserved all the perks a royal connection was giving her.

      I think she should be wary of Nico. He does love the spotlight it seems. If that’s what they have in common it’s very superficial and she could be getting played.

      • bluhare says:

        I should have scrolled down, FLORC. I just said the same thing. If he’s self made, he’s already got the money, now he just needs social standing.

      • FLORC says:

        Bluhare
        I’m often agreeing with you too Bluhare
        I was thinking Pippa is scaring off good men by being so public and hunting down camera lenses when she was suppose to be watching tennis games. The only guy that would bite with that behavior is a bird of the same feather. He wants that lifestyle and the perks that will come with being the uncle to the future K/Q.

      • mena says:

        Maybe Pippa is better off dating a man who is as fame-hungry as she is. At least they’re both on the same page.

        That’s probably why Pippa & Nico fit so well together – they’re both pulling in the same direction, instead of Pippa being the only one doing the heavy fame-whore lifting.

  18. NeoCleo says:

    They look surprisingly good together and he is quite handsome.

    • Maria says:

      he is really hot. Much hotter than PW

      • FLORC says:

        Maria
        Most guys are hotter than PW as he is now. 12+ years ago it’s a whole different game.
        I’m still really into Bea’s beau! And of course no one touches Ronan Farrow in that pic before he got a little bloated, but he’s not royal related..

  19. Garvels says:

    Her boyfriend is cute but he really needs a new tailor. It looks like he is wearing clothes designed for a man of normal height.

    My instincts say that this man is a climber just like Pippa.

    • Dredz says:

      I do feel the same way. He’s giving out that “social climber” vibe. I read an article on him saying he actually comes from a rather modest background who dated several socialites before.

      • Dena says:

        Isn’t that who Pippa is? They KNOW each other–sister and brother under the skin. This could be why their relationship works. She’s a striver (or comes from a family of strivers) and she needs a striver.

      • bluhare says:

        And the Middletons can’t exactly argue about modest backgrounds, can they?

  20. minxx says:

    He is handsome but definitely a bit too slick and a bit shady. I think he’s interested mostly in her fame and a close connection to the RF. This is why he wants a quick wedding before she figures it out.

  21. Jenn says:

    It’s been 4 months. Why is she thinking about being engaged? You hardly know the guy! Spend some time together first. Kate was with Will for what, 8 years? Follow in her footsteps honey.

    • FLORC says:

      Jenn
      I agree that relationships should’t be rushed into, but Kate wouldn’t have waited if she didn’t need to. She would have said yes the moment PW asked. I don’t need to be a mind reader here either. It’s all in details supported by history and personal comments and actions from the Mid family.

      This relationship seems doomed, but she’ll survive.

      • Another K says:

        Details supported by history? I am extremely interested to know these historical details. And as “historical” I do not include information gleaned from The Daily Mail, US Magazine, InStyle Magazine, Duchess or Diva and any other website that puts out rumors as fact, as so-called “details supported by history.”

        And to Bluhare, this is when I post and duck. 😉

  22. Suze says:

    He might be just the tonic for our Pips. After all, she is too public and too grasping for the old aristos and there aren’t any royals interested in her. Into the arms of new money she must run!

  23. Another K says:

    Awww, Pippa’s fifteen minutes of fame are about up. She’ll get married to some really wealthy guy, have some kids and we probably won’t hear too much from her again. Let her have some fun.

  24. dominique says:

    What was up with James Middleton’s girlfriend wearing a diamond ring on her left hand last week while they gazed adoringly into each other’s eyes? Nothing? No media response to that? Whenever one of the lesser Middletons make a major press-tease like that it makes me wonder what they were seeking to divert our attention from – most likely something Kate & Will related that was happening concurrently.