Drama Detectives: Are Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Secretly in Love?
This Twitter conspiracy thread makes a compelling case.
Canada’s ice-skating sweethearts, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, delivered a steamy, jaw-on-the-floor, gold-medal performance last night in Pyeongchang. The duo now has five Olympic medals, making them the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history — and our favourite definitely-not-doing-it couple of all time. But a suitcase full of precious substance isn’t all these platonic partners coming home with! The Canadian superstars have captured a cult following of adoring fans from around the globe, and each one of them is turning to the Internet to research this fairytale on ice.
They’re all asking the same question: are Virtue and Moir are a couple? And when they learn they’re (allegedly) not, they ask: how can two people possess that much chemistry when they’re not head-over-heels in IRL love?
It’s totally possible to have an intimate artistic relationship that isn’t sexual. I’m sure there are lots of creative couples that are incredibly intense, romantic and platonic — I just, you know, can’t name any of them. But it’s also totally possible that the professional duo is keeping their romance under wraps for business reasons. Would we care as much about these two if they were in a public relationship? Probably not. This passionate-but-not-in-love thing is kind of their shtick.
To which we present this wholly convincing Twitter thread via Tessa Tirtue. If Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir aren’t sleeping together/dating/secretly married, then how do you explain this sultry string of NSFW gifs?
the exact moment I sold my soul to them pic.twitter.com/BqIzlO6BG7
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
arguably their most famous move pre-cunniliftus pic.twitter.com/5bEPq88Kbc
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
king and queen of role reversals pic.twitter.com/smh2qzgPFT
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
covering his mouth so people don't see him whisper ily pic.twitter.com/RyZXfMLjvg
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
no comment pic.twitter.com/kBjY8GheYM
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
platonic pre-hug pic.twitter.com/j9vgJtDQfG
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
"bffs" sounds fake but ok pic.twitter.com/SB1CtGjSqN
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
lots to unpack here pic.twitter.com/h0wrFquKmi
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
wtf_is_this_allowed_vine.mp4 pic.twitter.com/VOZ3y9ocIF
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
rip cunniliftus pic.twitter.com/QwzR7Q4khk
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 12, 2018
this is so soft pic.twitter.com/M8fLmg6IrC
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
THIS IS EVEN SOFTER pic.twitter.com/6jKUqGFyrJ
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
the bastard kissed her neck AGAIN. HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT. pic.twitter.com/tBaMVbF31q
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
this hug is so intense for no reason like how are they not suffocating pic.twitter.com/8wXQxuayCa
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
KSJDNSND pic.twitter.com/PqqP1wrjYV
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
I'm sobbing pic.twitter.com/GGGbdYf3aU
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
THIS IS ACTING? WHERE IS THEIR OSCAR pic.twitter.com/1Te1e85OaN
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
their choreographer knows what's up pic.twitter.com/kqVFULCZVr
— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
scott: hold my hand
tessa: *ALMOST SNAPS HIS WRIST, MAKES HIM HOLD HER INSTEAD* pic.twitter.com/n4g3KomgDS— tessa tirtue (@nearIight) February 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963270713888202752
 not, they ask: how can two people possess that much chemistry when they’re not head-over-heels in IRL love?
It's totally possible to have an intimate artistic relationship that isn't sexual. I'm sure there are lots of creative couples that are incredibly intense, romantic and platonic -- I just, you know, can't name any of them. But it's also totally possible that the professional duo is keeping their romance under wraps for business reasons. Would we care as much about these two if they were in a public relationship? Probably not. This passionate-but-not-in-love thing is kind of their shtick.
To which we present this wholly convincing Twitter thread via Tessa Tirtue. If Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir aren't sleeping together/dating/secretly married, then how do you explain this sultry string of NSFW gifs?
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963163124298911744
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963164006642003969
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963164253195784192
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963164938213707776
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https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963165351788843008
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963166347520872449
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963167345932947456
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963167945823346688
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963169371530170369
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963254801126559744
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963260043310305281
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963260415001145344
https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963263098344955907
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https://twitter.com/nearIight/status/963264145251622913
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