Jordin Sparks Talks About Dating and More

American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, gave an interview with OK Magazine recently that I thought was a fun one for a change (interviews can get so repetitive!).

The first thing that surprised me is that Jordin is trying to learn Japanese after becoming very interested in the culture.  I share this interest with Jordin, actually.  My family has lived in Japan off and on for the past 20 years and I’ve gotten to visit.  I absolutely love it there but only speak a little Japanese.

She talked about whether she still watches Idol and she said that she actually does (I read her Tweets about it all the time, actually!).  She said that her grandparents TiVo it for her when she can’t watch it.  She also revealed that she has voted and, during the first week, she voted for Danny Gokey and Alexis Grace.

Jordin recently worked with John Mayer and, naturally, she was asked about the experience.  Here’s the quote of what she said: “I was so excited because my mom told me she talked to John’s manager and that John was going to call me on my phone and I was like, “What??” I had a little bit of a freak out but John called me and we were talking about this night and he was really excited, and so was I. I was trying really hard to not freak out, but I am a huge fan and I ended up telling him that and then I felt really lame after I said it.”

Isn’t that sweet!?  I love when I hear stars tell their own “I acted like a fool in front of a celebrity” stories because it reminds me that they are just like anyone else.  I would totally freak if John Mayer called me so I can’t blame her!  She was asked if she follows all of his twittering and she admitted that she is but said that she doesn’t think he realizes it is actually her replying to his messages since he has “like 50,000 people following him and talking to him at one time, so he has no idea I’m following him. He’s a smart guy though.”

She was also asked if she is dating anyone.  She said that she is single (but looking) and says that her schedule is a bit hectic to have a relationship.  She describes her perfect boy in the following way: “Well, I have grown up around sports my whole life, so I do like athletic guys, but I also like musicians and it’s a little hard to find an athlete/musician. They have to be respectful, respect my family and who I am, they have to make me laugh because it they can’t make me laugh I can’t handle it because I laugh all the time, all day. If they don’t have a good sense of humor and can’t take my sense of humor, they’re gone.” 

I think that’s pretty solid reasoning, don’t you?  It’s so important to laugh and have fun (especially during the hard times) so I’d say having a sense of humor is something I value in a relationship as well.

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