Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir #48: Long Time Running

[overedge]

I thought it was funny that she said that she had never watched the "Tessa & Scott" reality show in this podcast, when she had talked about what she thought about certain scenes of the show in her interview with TSL. Maybe she forgot that she had watched it. I haven't watched it since it first came out, but for me, it was an unforgettable experience.

She might have watched rough cuts of the episodes before they were broadcast. I doubt they would have signed on to the show without some control over what made it into the episodes and what didn't.

The main two things I remember about the show are how it tried to portray Meryl Davis as Tessa's EVILLE rival, and this scene where Patrick Chan warned Tessa away from EVILLE serial abuser Jian Ghomeshi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KmDLvkcjgg

 

[Lemonade20]

The one factor about this discussion that people are not mentioning is what V/M had to endure in the past 3 years in terms of social media responses - not sure how much people are aware of but they were both bullied, harassed, and stalked (both cyber stalked and real-life stalked) along with their families and friends. I would imagine that it's a big factor in how much they choose to share on social media (for Scott it's nothing at all, for Tessa, it's only the business side of her life and not her private life). I think they were both burned heavily from being in the public eye and that's why they handle their private lives the way they do, including the current level of closeness of their friendship. In their shoes, I would have done the exact same.
ETA: and that's without even mentioning the fact that a psycho runs a blog full of lies about them for over a decade...

Did they ever get a restraining order against that blogger? It isn't easy being in the public eye and especially around 2018 when everyone wanted a piece of them.

 

[AR130]

Did they ever get a restraining order against that blogger? It isn't easy being in the public eye and especially around 2018 when everyone wanted a piece of them.

Weirdly enough, as bad as That Crazy Blog is, I think the tumblr/twitter trolls are far worse — they stoke a lot of hatred which ends up being posted publicly or sent directly to VM and those close to them. It’s incredibly crazy and toxic.

It’s a great point that Tessa and Scott have undoubtedly been affected by the craziness online. Maybe it’s because she’s a celebrity and is dating a famous athlete, but Tessa has been more public about her personal life than I would have expected. That said, given the craziness directed at them, it’s reasonable for VM to keep their friendship private. I think we will see them do stuff together in the future, as they have a huge legacy in the sport, but they’ll be selective about it for sure.

I think Tessa watched the show. She said as much when they did their press post-Sochi. Scott said he didn’t watch it, and I think that’s generally true though he might have seen some parts. He mentioned once that it confused his grandparents when they saw it in reruns. In their 2013-2014 media comments, it seemed like he was very reluctant to do the show, while Tessa was more into it. But I think they both assert that they haven’t seen it to cut off further inquiries about it.

 

[canbelto]

Tessa's not really hiding her personal life. I mean, her bf Morgan Reilly can be seen in the background of some of her videos.

 

[Sonata]

Tessa has a new partnership with Microsoft: Meet Tessa Virtue

I’m surprised it’s not on her Instagram yet. This is a really high profile company.

 

[Sylvia]

Tessa has a new partnership with Microsoft

Tessa made an appearance on CTV Morning Live this week for it:

Catching Up With Tessa Virtue

Tessa Virtue is a celebrated Canadian athlete and retired champion ice dancer. She joined CTV Morning Live to share what she has been up to during retirement.

bc.ctvnews.ca

One of her biggest pursuits is to constantly push beyond her comfort zone. This is why she enrolled in Queen's University's executive MBA program.
The studies are challenging, but she shared that there has been so much support from peers and instructors.
Navigating studies during a pandemic can add elevated stress. However, Virtue shared that she has been staying connected using her Microsoft Surface.

 

[sap5]

In this interview, Tessa talks a bit about the mentoring she is doing for a team that is prepping for the Winter Olympics (it's at the very end of the clip).

 

[Sonata]

It's Tiktok Tuesday and the 20th anniversary of Moulin Rouge, yet Tessa has not posted anything about the anniversary. Egads! Social media team. This Instagram post writes itself!

 

[Sylvia]

It's Tiktok Tuesday and the 20th anniversary of Moulin Rouge, yet Tessa has not posted anything about the anniversary.

LOL - 10 minutes ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPmXAWRjZo1/

 

[Sylvia]

Tessa's sponsored IG Live earlier today - "Talking tech, career, and what’s next with Microsoft": https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPlY_7RjVuG/

Madison Hubbell posted an Instagram story on Monday that she and Zach Donohue are working with Scott Moir and Marie-France Dubreuil on choreography this week.

 

[Sonata]

LOL - 10 minutes ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPmXAWRjZo1/

Haha! I'm glad she finally figured it out right before 10pm Eastern time. Maybe she doesn't have a social media team after all? Why isn't she following Nicole Kidman on Instagram? I've known about this anniversary since yesterday!

 

[Judy]

Haha! I'm glad she finally figured it out right before 10pm Eastern time. Maybe she doesn't have a social media team after all? Why isn't she following Nicole Kidman on Instagram? I've known about this anniversary since yesterday!

Cute. I think she does have a social media person or team though.

 

[angi]

LOL - 10 minutes ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPmXAWRjZo1/

I honestly think it's super impressive that her Instagram posts about her and Scott's skating careers can still generate such a huge social media response more than 3 years after the Olympics. Her Pyeongchang anniversary post got almost 80K likes and almost every other posts about them get ~40K likes, there's still a big audience for it, and considering they are figure skaters and not athletes from some highly popular sport it really goes to show what a phenomenon they were during the games and how lasting the impact they made is.

 

[dramagrrl]

Scott confirmed today that he is the father of a seven-month-old baby girl. He told the Russian press that he hopes his daughter's role model will be Tessa.

Трехкратный олимпийский чемпион Скотт Моир стал отцом

Трехкратный олимпийский чемпион в танцах на льду Скотт Моир рассказал, что у него родилась дочка, передает корреспондент Sports.ru Майя Багрянцева.

www.sports.ru

 

[canbelto]

Can the baby join the four kids already hiding in the basement?

 

[Lemonade20]

Can the baby join the four kids already hiding in the basement?

Only four?!? I thought there were seven! What happened?!

 

[canbelto]

Only four?!? I thought there were seven! What happened?!

I lost track too!

 

[Cherub721]

I'll wait for official confirmation. It's strange to me that the Russian media would know about this before the Canadian press. I know there is a Russian website where anyone can self-publish an article but not sure that's the one.

 

[Lemonade20]

I'll wait for official confirmation. It's strange to me that the Russian media would know about this before the Canadian press. I know there is a Russian website where anyone can self-publish an article but not sure that's the one.

Agreed, it's super weird. You know the Russians, always looking for the next angle and if they can't find it, create a new one.

 

[greenapple]

It is true. One of the skaters in Montreal let it slip during an interview in July that Scott had become a father, but the writer opted not to include in his story because Moir had not announced it.

 

[marbri]

It is true. One of the skaters in Montreal let it slip during an interview in July that Scott had become a father, but the writer opted not to include in his story because Moir had not announced it.

Not surprised he hadn't announced it. Happy for the both of them that they got to experience their pregnancy, the birth and the last few months privately.

 

[VarBar]

Scott confirmed today that he is the father of a seven-month-old baby girl. He told the Russian press that he hopes his daughter's role model will be Tessa.

Трехкратный олимпийский чемпион Скотт Моир стал отцом

Трехкратный олимпийский чемпион в танцах на льду Скотт Моир рассказал, что у него родилась дочка, передает корреспондент Sports.ru Майя Багрянцева.

www.sports.ru

Is Tessa the mother of the child? Because I'm thinking it would be really weird of Scott to say he'd like Tessa to be his daughter's role model if she were not the mother.

 

[canbelto]

No Tessa is not the mother. Tessa now lives in Vancouver with her hockey player bf.

 

[quartz]

Tessa was dating Toronto Maple Leaf’s player Morgan Reilly. They live in Vancouver? Heck of a commute for him!

 

[canbelto]

Tessa was dating Toronto Maple Leaf’s player Morgan Reilly. They live in Vancouver? Heck of a commute for him!

This article said they live in Vancouver:

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight (ET) is the authoritative source on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, upcoming movies, and TV shows.

etcanada.com

 

[Sylvia]

^^^ That was during the p*ndemic last year.

Oct. 8th article:

5 Maple Leafs Notes: Forwards fight for ice as final cuts loom

With only one exhibition game and four days remaining before Toronto’s home opener, time to wow Sheldon Keefe — the way, say, Ondrej Kase has — is running out.

www.sportsnet.ca

Rielly is a smart guy, a wicked deadpan and respected teammate. When you speak to him, however, you’re often left with the feeling that he could say much more if he wished.

Publicly, Rielly plays it private — as is his right. But he’ll pipe up if something must be said.

Surely the Amazon Prime cameras would’ve loved to gather footage of home life with Rielly and double Olympic figure skating gold medallist girlfriend Tessa Virtue. Yet the Leafs alternate captain and No. 1 defenceman is barely featured in the four-hour series.

Tessa seems to be enjoying herself in Barcelona (per her Instagram & recent stories).

 

[Khaleesi]

This is awesome for him! He's been wanting to be a dad for awhile.

 

[angi]

Edited

It's worth mentioning that this pic was taken from Scott's mom personal social media account as part of some of V/M's disturbing fans' cyberstalking. They spread it around saying it's probably Scott's child. I don't think this picture belongs here.
There's a good reason why Scott kept this private for so long and I wish their privacy will be more respected. He didn't choose to go public with his child's name and definitely not with her picture, we should respect that, especially when a child is involved.

 

[Judy]

She is beautiful!

 

[Lemonade20]

Aww that's exciting! I don't blame him, he's allowed to have his privacy. Wasn't there a blogger who was obsessed with him?