Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones welcomes first child with Love Island fiancée Chyna Mills

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Chyna Mills and Neil Jones attend the UK Special Screening of "Haunted Mansion" at Cineworld Leicester Square
Dave Benett
Lisa McLoughlin 4 October 2023
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Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones has welcomed his first child with fiancée Chyna Mills.

The 41-year-old and the Love Island star, 24, confirmed her pregnancy in April, announcing that they were “on cloud nine” in their social media.

Two months after sharing their news, they revealed that they were expecting a girl, and gave fans a glimpse of their gender reveal online.

And now, the former ITV2 star confirmed their little one’s arrival in a new Instagram post.

She wrote alongside a black and white photo of their daughter’s feet: “Our hearts are so full.”

Jones shared the image to his own Instagram Story and penned across it: “She’s everything”.

Following the joyous news, the pair were inundated with congratulatory messages from Strictly and Love Island stars.

Strictly pro Gorka Marquez commented: “Congrats guys” while fellow dancer Luba Mushtuk posted a series of hearts and show judge Motsi Mabuse penned: “Congratulations guys”.

Indiyah Polack shared: “Congrats guysss” and Dami Hope wrote: “Omgggg she’s here congrats”.

Jones and Mills went public with their relationship last August and got engaged earlier this year in Bali.

Speaking about their engagement, the BBC star told Hello! in April: “I’d already planned to ask Chyna to marry me before we knew she was pregnant.

“Then we found out and I was like, ‘Oh, this is brilliant, everything is coming together.’”

Jones was previously married to fellow Strictly pro Katya Jones, whom he still works alongside on the BBC stalwart, for six years.

The pair parted ways in 2019, 10 months after Katya was pictured kissing her then Strictly celeb partner Seann Walsh on a night out.

In a joint statement, they said: “Hi everyone. As our fans and loyal supporters you are really important to us and so we wanted to let you know some news.

“After 11 years we have made the mutual decision to separate. We will always love each other, just in a different way as friends.

“This will never change what a great team we make and we are really proud of everything we have achieved together.”

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