 In 2009 , James told Inside Soap that Nicole and Geoff had a strong friendship underneath their romance . She also described their compatibility stating : " They 're complete opposites , which works well for them . It 's a bit of a fiery relationship , and they 've been through a lot together . " Whilst Lewis added : " They 're also very similar in some of their strongest traits . Geoff and Nicole are both stubborn and opinionated , and in some ways they 're naive . In a weird way they show a side to each other nobody else gets to see . " James opined Nicole 's wild behaviour was often to much for Geoff to cope with . In public , Lewis initially had negative feedback from older viewers because they felt Geoff was better suited to Melody . He revealed they felt like she was a bad influence for Geoff because she often played games . However towards the end of their relationship he felt perception had changed due to viewers having a better understanding of Nicole 's persona . 
 In 2009 , James told Inside Soap that Nicole and Geoff had a strong friendship underneath their romance . She also described their compatibility stating : " They 're complete opposites , which <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>works</mark></a> well for them . It 's a bit of a fiery relationship , and they 've been through a lot together . " Whilst Lewis added : " They 're also very similar in some of their strongest traits . Geoff and Nicole <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>are</mark></a>both stubborn and opinionated , and in some ways they 're naive . In a weird way they show a side to each other nobody else <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>gets</mark></a> to see . " James opined Nicole <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>wild behaviour was often to much for Geoff to cope with . In public , Lewis initially had negative feedback from older viewers because they felt Geoff was better suited to Melody . He revealed they felt like she was a bad influence for Geoff because she often played games . However towards the end of their relationship he felt perception <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> changed due to viewers having a better understanding of Nicole <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>persona . 
In 2009 , James told Inside Soap dat Nicole and Geoff had a strong friendship underneath their romance . She also described their compatibility stating : " They 're complete opposites , which wrk well for them . It 's a bit of a fiery relationship , and they 've been thru a lot together . " Whilst Lewis added : " They 're also very similar in some of their strongest traits . Geoff and Nicole both stubborn and opinionated , and in some ways they 're naive . In a weird way they show a side to each other nobody else get to see . " James opined Nicole  wild behaviour was often to much for Geoff to cope w/ . In public , Lewis initially had negative feedback from older viewers because they felt Geoff was better suited to Melody . He revealed they felt like she was a bad influence for Geoff cuz she often played games . However towards the end of their relationship he felt perception done changed due to viewers havin a better understanding of Nicole  persona .