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New dad Neil Jones gushed about fatherhood during his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing this evening.
The professional dancer, 41, became a parent for the first time earlier this week when his fiancée Chyna Mills gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Neil and the former Love Island star, 24, announced they had become engaged as they shared Chyna was pregnant in April this year.
Neil and Chyna announced the the birth of their baby daughter on social media on Wednesday as the new parents shared a photo of the tot's tiny feet on their Instagram pages and wrote in the caption: "Our hearts are so full" followed by an emoji of a white heart.
Neil Jones loved speaking about his new baby on Strictly Come Dancing this evening (BBC)Speaking on Strictly Come Dancing this evening, proud Neil admitted he "can't stop smiling" since welcoming his little bundle of joy into the world and becoming a dad. Presenter Claudia Winkleman kicked off the sweet exchange telling the audience: "Can we just say a massive congratulations to Neil and your partner China you have had a brand new baby girl!"
Beaming, Neil replied: "I cant stop smiling, it’s the best feeling in the world…Better than a 10 from Craig!" Claudia's co-host Tess Daly added: "Congrats Neil, we are sending you all of our love."
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Just days before his daughters birth this week, Neil revealed his excitement over his baby's impending arrival and revealed he and Chyna were due to welcome their tot 'soon'. Speaking to the Mirror at the JustGiving Awards at the end of September, the Strictly star said: "I’m excited, we’re both like, ‘come on let it happen’ she’s at home at the moment on her little yoga ball bouncing around hoping she might come out soon. I honestly can’t wait."
Neil and Chyna were first romantically linked together in August last year and later confirmed they were an item in as they took a romantic trip to Paris together and shared snaps from the French capital. In April this year, the happy couple revealed the news they were engaged and expecting their first child together - saying they were on "cloud nine" at the time.
Speaking to the Mirror last month, Neil admitted he didn't think he and Chyna would be starting a family together "so fast" but was "so happy". He gushed: "It’s gone really fast but we're just so happy. We’re excited. It’s one of those things that when we spoke about… it would’ve been after the Tulley’s Farm [launch in November] it would’ve been a month later …. about kids, we just never knew it would happen so quickly."