Neil Jones made an appearance on Strictly Come Dancing for the first time since his fiancée Chyna Mills gave birth to their first child.
The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 41, appeared on Strictly’s Movie Week show on Saturday and was asked about his newborn daughter by host Claudia Winkleman.
He sweetly admitted he can’t stop smiling after his Love Island star partner, 24, gave birth to a daughter, whose name they have not yet revealed, earlier this month.
Speaking about Neil becoming a father for the first time, Claudia said: ‘Congratulations, you have a brand new baby girl.’
To which Neil sweetly gushed: ‘I can’t stop smiling!’
‘I can’t stop smiling!’: Neil Jones made an appearance on Strictly Come Dancing for the first time since his fiancée Chyna Mills gave birth to their first child
He then jokingly added: ‘It’s better than a 10 from Craig!’
Neil and Chyna confirmed earlier this week that they had welcomed their first child together, taking to Instagram to share their happy news.
Chyna shared a black and white image of her daughters toes and penned: ‘Our hearts are so full.’
The couple also shared the news with HELLO!, with Neil saying: ‘Mum and baby are doing really well, she’s everything we hoped for and more.’
Their Love Island and Strictly Come Dancing pals rushed to congratulate the new parents with a series of heartfelt comments.
The couple revealed in April that they were both engaged and expecting their first child together after they went public with their romance in August 2022.
In June, they announced the baby’s gender while hanging out with the whole Strictly gang.
Dancers Dianne Buswell, Gorka Marquez, Vito Coppola, Carlo Gu, Karen Hauer, Nikita Kuzmin, Luba Mushtuk, Nancy Xu and Jowita Przystal all gathered round as Chyna and Neil sliced into a cake to reveal a pink sponge. They all cheered: ‘It’s a girl!’
New parents: Neil and Chyna (pictured in June) confirmed earlier this week that they had welcomed their first child together, taking to Instagram to share their happy news
Thrilled: Chyna shared a black and white image of her daughters toes and penned: ‘Our hearts are so full’
Speaking to HELLO! magazine about the moment they found out the sex of the unborn tot with his ‘Strictly’ gang, Neil said: ‘They were as thrilled as us…
‘They’d been trying to guess if we were expecting a girl or a boy, and for the HELLO! shoot the girls wore pink or blue eyeshadow, depending on what they thought…
‘Dianne was like, ‘Your daughter will have so many (Strictly) aunties now!’ Chyna and I are so happy and I can’t wait to be a dad.’
Chyna said she had an inkling she was having a girl because of her intense morning sickness and the fact her mother had it bad with her pregnancies with her girls.
She said: ‘I had horrendous morning sickness, which my mum – who’s had four girls – tells me is a sign. My cravings have been for sweet food, too. Krispy Kreme donuts are my downfall.’
Neil said that he believes their daughter will be a model like his mother because of her long legs, while Chyna is tipping her little girl to be a dancer like his father.
Romance: The couple (pictured in July) revealed in April that they were both engaged and expecting their first child together after they went public with their romance in August 2022
He said: ‘During a scan the nurse tried to get the baby to turn. When she wouldn’t, the nurse joked, ‘This one’s quite stubborn,’ and I thought, ‘That’s like Chyna’…
‘The baby even lies with her arms above her head and with her legs crossed – just like her mum. Her legs are really long, so she could be a model, too.’
Chyna added: ‘I think she’s going to be a dancer, like her dad. Whenever we play music or I watch Neil perform, she moves as if she’s trying to dance. I feel she and I know everything about each other, and I talk to her all the time.’
Neil admitted: ‘My outlook on life has changed. It’s not just about me anymore – I need to take care of two people.’
