Strictly's Neil Jones reveals 'Chyna is a natural mum’

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Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has been in a baby bubble ever since he and his fiancée, Love Island star Chyna Mills, welcomed daughter Havana in October.

Now, the dancer says he couldn’t be more excited as he and Chyna gear up for their first Christmas as new parents. “I’m so looking forward to Christmas as a dad – it’ll be different, but I love it,” he says. “I’ve always been family-oriented, so I’ll really enjoy it.” But after a gruelling three months working on the latest series of Strictly, Neil – who chatted to us at Action For Children’s Starry Night Gala in London – says he’d love to jet off to sunnier climes when he finally gets a break from work. “Our plans for Christmas aren’t sorted yet,” he says. “Normally, I go abroad because my thing is to finish Strictly and then go on the tour in the new year – so if I don’t go away in between, I don’t have time. “Chyna and I haven’t decided where we’ll go, but I think it’s the best time to take Havana away when she’s this small.They say to start them young!” Chyna and Neil, 41, went public with their romance in August 2022, with Neil getting down on one knee in April of this year.

Gushing about his wife-to-be, Neil says the 25-year-old has taken to motherhood like a duck to water. “Chyna has been brilliant,” he beams. “She’s such a natural mother and knows so much.

If I’m ever not sure how we do something, she has the answers!” Of course, with his gruelling Strictly schedule taking up so much of his life, Neil hasn’t had much downtime lately. “Parenthood is tiring, but it’s exciting,” he laughs, as he admits to running on just “a few hours” of shut-eye.