I have a Nick Jonas problem, you guys. I have a crush on him. I never thought I would say that – I’m RARELY into the younger guys, especially when it comes to the Disney children-turned-bad-boys. I couldn’t care less about those guys. But Nick Jonas? “Jealous” is a great pop song. So is “Chains”. And Nick is legitimately cute-to-hot. He’s not, like, Michael Fassbender-hot or Tom Hardy-hot, where my mind wanders to dirty thoughts almost immediately, but Nick definitely gives me some feelings. Anyway, Nick has a new interview in the May issue of Elle. It’s a surprisingly great read – go here to read the whole thing. Nick talks openly about sex, losing his V, purity rings and his faith. Some highlights:
The South Park episode about purity rings: “There was so much attention on my sex life at 15. It was uncomfortable. If you were talking about a 15-year-old’s sex life or a 17-year-old’s in any other context it would be totally obscene. I wasn’t able to enjoy [the episode] when it came out. But now I think it’s hilarious.”
How he feels about purity rings now: “It shaped my view of the importance of sex. My journey with faith evolved and became more about my personal relationship with God. It was about me being comfortable with my decisions. As a 22-year-old man, I’m a man in all ways, and I’m comfortable with that. It’s freeing now to be transparent.”
What he would change about his first time: “That’s a tough one. I think I would change the song. I don’t want to say what song it was, but it was depressing. My iPod was on shuffle. It was a bad draw.”
Whether he’s had sex to his own music: “No. Never. That’s a no-fly zone! It’s so awkward. I’ve never even tried. I do think about how many people have had sex to my music. And how many babies have been made to “Jealous.” It’s got a good tempo for sex. They should be naming their babies Nick or Nicole. I’m joking.”
His Miss Universe girlfriend, Olivia Culpo: “She’s just Olivia from Rhode Island. She had this incredible opportunity and she conquered that world. But [beauty pageants] doesn’t define her. Vanity is a big misconception, or that they’re not as intelligent as some people. But a lot of them are very sweet— with a real love and respect for women and for empowering women.”
Dating Miley Cyrus back in the day: “I was so young. What’s unfortunate is that, as we got older, we ran in different circles. We’ve always had respect and wished the best for each other. I don’t know that I have any regrets. It’s more gratitude for having had a good friend in a time of craziness in my life and in hers.”
Advice from his mom: “I have a distinct memory where she looked at my nails and said, ‘Women love a man with clean nails.’ I was eight. I thought, I can do that. Good to know.”
I’m totally fine with the way he references his sex life and my feeling is that he’s probably a serial monogamist. He loves having a girlfriend (and his girlfriend is beautiful) and he loves being in a steady relationship and that’s what makes him happy. He’s not out there, acting like DiCaprio Junior. The only parsing I have here is with this: “As a 22-year-old man, I’m a man in all ways…” Meaning what? He’s a “man” in that he’s had sex? That’s how I took it.
Oh, and I really want to know what song was playing when he lost his V. What’s a depressing song that could have been playing on his Shuffle a few years ago?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
It makes me feel dirty, but I’ve been feeling Nick lately, too. I especially hate to be reminded that he’s 22. For some reason I always have it in my head that he’s 24, which is less icky (I’m 29). Sigh.
Well quite honestly I was a JoBro fan from back in the day and I remember sitting in my cubicle at work all pumped to be soon sneaking off alone to their concert and feeling a little child molestery for liking them what with the age gap and all. I distinctly remember the fine September day that I heard that adorable barely legal Nick was actually…. only turning legal on *that day.* I thought it was going to be his 19th birthday all that year when actually he really was legit underage the whole time lol oh well.
Fellow former JoBro fan, and he was always my favorite. May or may not have written a few fan fiction stories about him, waaaaay back in the day. *hangs head in shame*
Don’t hang yourself, Shambles! Own your inner fangirl, we all have one 🙂
@ Lucy, thanks for the encouragement! I would probably die of embarasment if I was able to read some of the things I wrote about him. But seeing the delicious young man he’s grown into tells me that my teenage self was justified in my fan-girly-ness. 😁
I’ve got an inappropriate crush on him toooo, i’m in my 30s it’s so wrong! But it was that Jealous video, he’s got really cute funny little expressions on his face and the chemistry between him and his girl is palpable.
*winces, slowly raises hand*
Wait until you hit 35+, its purely that biological clock attempting to combine our less than fresh eggs with compensatory new with tags sperm. You have been warned…….
Oh God, is that what it is? That explains why, since I turned 35, my mind has turned into that of a 14-year old boy, constantly thinking about sex and wishing my husband was 22 and wanted to go at it at least 3 times a day… 😉
I’m not into him in particular but I’m not ashamed to mentally go all Mrs. Robinson on some of the new talent out there. 😀
He’s very cute. I can look at him and think “if I were a teenage girl I would love him,” which feels a lot more comfortable to me than my pervy feelings for Brody.
My niece’s step-daughter is in her early twenties, and she wears a purity ring. I think they are so tasteless. Why on earth do you need to make a public statement about your “purity?” Ugh.
And I’m sorry, but beauty pageant contestants are not empowering women.
This might sound harsh, but I find him so weird looking. Not hot in the slightest.
And I know Olivia is beautiful, she was Miss Universe after all, but something about her face bugs me. Maybe the hairstlye?
Are purity rings an American thing? I’ve never seen anyone wear it here, and we’re a largely Catholic country. Although I don’t know anyone who waited for marriage to have sex, even the most religious people. I know people who married the first person they had sex with, but no one who actually lost their virginity on their wedding night.
I don’t know if they are strictly American, and one reason it gets on my nerves is that I think she’s lying. Lol not that I care at all. I had sex before marriage and I’m glad I did. I just think it’s so odd to wear a ring announcing you’ve never had sex.
Gnat
I understand your chagrin but some perspective – purity rings often serve as emotional anchors to young people who feel laughed at/pressured/misunderstood because of their decision to wait. The ring is visible so if a young person sees it on someone else they don’t feel so alone in their choices.
Oh, ok. I guess I’ll give her a break. She’s not my favorite relative – sort of self-righteous and prissy, so I always thought she wore it to get attention. You’re explanation will help me be more tolerant. Thanks.
I hate the very idea if purity rings. Just look at the word…pure. Your only pure when your virginal…thus after you are “unpure”. That’s so demeaning. Sex and sexual desires are normal and healthy. You aren’t “unpure” and “dirty” if you have sex.
No disrespect to your niece but sometimes that personality can steer people away from finding/embracing their own moral center. At the same time many parents over instill a sense of pride/superiority in their children as they navigate between life’s rights and wrongs. The intentions are good, I believe. A sense of strength and purpose is invaluable when so many people around you are doing things you don’t agree with. Tough being a teen. As they grow up life’s realities will burnish away some of the insular arrogance. Or one moves to Hollywood and becomes Jennifer Garner.
*shrug*
Anime
I agree but would point out that some (not all) Christians can go along with certain hyperbolic verbiage but exercise love and temperance in their actual faith. In my family chastity is taught to the kids as equally as we forbid slut-shaming, being judgemental and being a slave to dogma. Young people have to live with their decisions but we try to give them both goals/expectations along with a loving, supportive space in which to make their own mistakes.
Not saying having sex before marriage is a mistake, by the way. I think that line of thinking is harmful but that’s another story. I just don’t like that kids start having sex too soon.
Was his dude-hymen busting song a Miley Cyrus song? He said it was depressing. Gillette’s SIM? Maybe it was more depressing because he’s embarrassed he had it in his playlist. Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On? Eddie Murphy’s Party All The Time? Any song by Nickelback?
Is it possible that he lost it to Miley while listening to one of their songs? lol that’s just too horrible to think about. Personally I would like to hear that he got it on to Jonas Brothers classic “Fly With Me.” Such a revelation would be too good for words.
He looks like he would cry after sex. Not sexy.
HAHA totally or ask “if it okay if I touch you here…”
Lmao!!!
Gross (but it made me laugh thinking about it).
Such a harmless, nice guy, I think I like him. Now, I highly doubt that a lot of beauty pageant’s contestants “have a real love and respect for empowering women”.
Is this the Jonas that some jerk took a photo of while he was in the bathroom? I saw that headline at some other site, and was too grossed out to read further.
Good for him for surviving childhood fame intact.
Nope, still looks like a kid to me. He sounds fairly well-adjusted, surprising giving his early years.
I’m a little weirded out that his mother was telling an eight-year-old what women like in men. I can’t see that being a big motivating factor for many eight year old boys.
His mom is a crazily overbearing, loudmouthed NY/NJ stereotype. She’s nuts. I don’t know how they turned out so well with her as the mother. Really.
Is she Duggar-y? I’ve only read some things she has said, and while they were ridiculous, they didn’t really reach that level of crazy. Don’t know much else about her, though.
She’s completely overbearing and nuts. Their father is the more soft-spoken one. See if you can YouTube a few episodes of their E! show with Kevin and his wife. She spends half the time bullying everyone and telling everyone what they should be doing and the other half apologizing for her ill behavior. Kevin’s wife is very shy and soft-spoken and openly admitted to taking pills for anxiety. When she expressed her feelings about potentially traveling around on tour with a baby, the mother cuts in with a demanding “Why? I did it!” and proceeds to tell her all about how she did it herself as if that means anything. She’s totally one of those crazed women who gives themselves props for keeping all the balls in the air when the truth is that they’re stressed to the brink and driving everyone else around them completely insane so they can feel important and in control.
As a Jonas Brothers fan I can tell you that they were crazy about girls since kids, they started falling in love and having girlfriends since very little and writing them love songs and everything, specially Nick and then Joe, Kevin not so much.
What i like about him is he doesn’t make a big show of being a sexual adult like so many child stars seem to do when they grow up and ditch the purity rings and vows. And yes, Jealous is so catchy.
You mean like his brother Joe, right? 😛
lol may be it was a miley cyrus wrecking ball
OOOHHHH I think you called it! This is exciting! Okay I’m officially leaving now. 🙂
Side eye @ mom preaching abstinence but also telling an 8 year old what women want in men. Is that weird to only me LOL
I’m right there with you where child stars turn into adults.
Maybe he feels more comfortable saying ‘I’m a man in all ways’ implying that he’s had sex without actually saying it. I’m sure he gets asked that question all. the. time.
I think he’s referring to the sex when says he’s “a man in all ways”. Nice interview, I definitely like him more after reading it. And I like what he says about his relationship with Miley, very respectful.
OMG that stupid Snow Patrol song from a few years back? Maybe that’s too soon. I hated that song. Something about “Say something I’m giving up on you.” BLeeergh.
“Creep” by Radiohead? That’s the most ultra-depressing song I could think of to have playing in that kind of moment…
Okay guys, I’m sorry – I have a confession – I turn up “Jealous” when it’s on the radio. Lord, I’m so embarrassed.
His brothers must be incredibly Jealous of his success.
Whatever happened to the other Jonas who didn’t get married? He seemed a bit try-hard (the one who played Miley and Demi for smoking pot)
It seems he’s managed the transition into adulthood just fine.
It is getting weird for me to congratulate people on something that shouldn’t be such a big deal…
He’s the only Jonas Brother I ever liked. He just seems like a good guy.
I have a crush on him, too! I’m so embarrassed, but he’s so dang cute! I keep flipping it to the pop stations in the hopes of catching “Chains” on the radio. Man, I love that song.
I think it’s sexy if he does ask, “Is it okay if I touch you there?” It shows respect and sensitivity, both of which are hot.