But then again I am not Lewis Hamilton’s girlfriend. Never have been. Nor am I
likely to be in the future. I have no idea what it is like to live the life
of a celebrity who, for the majority of their lives are cooped up and kept
away from strangers.
And who, given the evidence provided by Twitter since its inception, actually
cannot seem to wait to share their most intimate details with these
strangers they are usually kept so far away from.
Hamilton, it seems, is not the sort of person who does anything by the book.
He is unpredictable and risky on the track and not afraid to show his true
personality on or off it. He is young, cheeky and entertaining as far as I
can tell (far more appealing to me than Sebastian Vettel). There is
something about him that sets him apart from the rest of the drivers that
line up on the grid. And I like him.
If publicly wooing his former girlfriend back on Twitter and Instagram is the
2.0 version of sending flowers or a cocktail at the bar, then so be it.
If anyone can get away with it, he can. And unlike so many of his sporting
peers (I’m looking at you Tiger Woods and Wayne Rooney), he has not been
publicly found out for doing anything wrong: he is merely trying to win his
girl back.
Quite sweet really. And we, the British public, love nothing more than a good
old sporting romance. And 2013 has given us some wonderful, tear-jerking
storylines: just look at the time spent admiring Kim Sears, Andy Murray’s
girlfriend, for putting herself through so many tournaments before finally
being able to celebrate properly at Wimbledon, or the warmth we felt for
Justin Rose and his wife Kate when he won golf’s US Open.
And, most recently the excitement we felt as Chris Froome’s fiancée, Michelle
Cound, celebrated with her man at the Tour de France. The reactions of
sporting partners are becoming almost as important, or as entertaining
certainly, as the win itself. We want to buy into the happy-ever-after
story. We are almost living these relationships with them.
And so who are we to criticise our finest Formula One star for telling the
world he loved his girlfriend? In this world of celebrity fake and plastic
fame, who are we to discourage famous people from showing their emotions?
Let’s admit it: it is actually quite refreshing to hear from a celebrity who
is willing to be so open.
I for one will be watching the Lewis-Nicole show intently from now on. And
willing it to work out. Come on Nicole, give him a second chance: anything
to stop Lewis breaking into song.