5 Fun Facts on Paula Abdul’s Boyfriend JT Torregiani

Paula Abdul has been having an on-again off-again relationship with her boyfriend, JT Torregiani. But who is he?

1. JT is sicilian. He is the owner of a group of thriving spots/nightclubs in California. They are Beso, Ketchup and La Cucina.

2. Paula and JT are 26 years apart. She is currently 58 and he is 32 years old.

3. How did the pair meet? JT actually walked up and introduced himself to her after a taping of her show in April according to People.com. “He’s a sweetie pie,” she commented about her younger boyfriend, continuing “He’s a positive force that has come into my life right now. Where it leads, who knows?”

4. She kept her relationship with JT away from her close co-stars. “I was so adamant about not letting Simon or Randy [Jackson] or Ryan [Seacrest] know – and that was a good thing,” she said.

5. JT once dated Dancing with the Stars pro, Cheryl Burke. The pair were spotted in public when they attended Mark Ballas’s debut for Kicking Clouds in 2014 in Beverly Hills.

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