Neil Jones has announced the death of his father David in an emotional post.
The Strictly Come Dancing star, 43, took to Instagram on Thursday evening and confirmed his dad had passed away.
The professional dancer shared several black and white photos of his father and thanked his loved ones for making his funeral a ‘special day’.
He wrote: ‘Yesterday I said goodbye to my Dad for the final time.
‘I thought I knew my dad but yesterday I realised I didn’t after hearing so many lovely & funny stories from family and his closest friends, I know he would be smiling looking down with a pint in his hand.Â
‘Thank you Wendy and everyone for making it such a special day. RIP DAD’.
Neil Jones has announced the death of his father David in an emotional post (pictured in October 2025)
The Strictly Come Dancing star, 43, took to Instagram on Thursday evening and confirmed his dad had passed away
Neil was inundated with condolences from his Strictly colleagues including Karen Hauer who wrote: ‘Sending all our love Neil’.
It Takes Two host Fleur East wrote: ‘Sending you love Neil! Such a difficult thing to go through. Big hugs.’Â
Neil’s ex-wife Katya Jones wrote: ‘Rest in peace David,’ while Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse added: ‘So sorry Neil’.
Neil and his fiancée, Love Island star Chyna Mills, revealed in December they were living on a boat due to difficulty in finding a permanent home.
The couple, who are parents to daughter Havana, sold their previous homes with plans to move into a new property together, but have been left ‘in limbo’ as they search for the right place.
Replying to a Q&A on Instagram, Chyna described the house-hunting process as ‘hell,’ explaining they were avoiding complications from property chains.
She wrote: ‘I sold my house so me and Neil could buy something together.
‘Neil bought his boat before we got together and now its conveniently there for us to stay on while in limbo.
‘(Annoyingly) we just haven’t found a house we like yet and I also didn’t want to be in a chain because the process of buying a house is hell so hopefully we find something soon.’
The professional dancer shared several black and white photos of his father
He thanked his loved ones for making his funeral a ‘special day’
Neil also shared a heartwarming photo of his father during his childhood years
Neil was inundated with condolences from his Strictly colleagues including Karen Hauer who wrote: ‘Sending all our love Neil’
Neil and his fiancée, Love Island star Chyna Mills, revealed in December they were living on a boat due to difficulty in finding a permanent home (pictured with their daughter Havana)Â
She confirmed the boat, initially intended as a holiday retreat or Airbnb rental, had become their temporary home adding: ‘The plan was never to live on the boat. It was just supposed to be a holiday home and Airbnb for when we aren’t using it’.
Chyna then revealed that while the boat is currently moored, the young family plan to ‘cruise around’ during the summer.
Talking about how the family spent their second Christmas together her and Neil told her followers: ‘We had a relaxing time. We did Christmas morning here. I made dinner.
‘[Neil] was supposed to make pancakes, he was meant to wake up earlier than me to make them but he made bacon sandwiches and then we went to my families house.’
Neil added: ‘In the evening we played games, me and Havana had a nice swim. It was a really nice, wholesome, relaxing Christmas.’
