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Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones publicly confirms new romance

Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones has confirmed he is in a new relationship.

The professional dancer addressed rumours about his sexuality in May, after his relationship was thrown into the public eye.

Neil's former wife Katya Jones was pictured kissing comedian Seann Walsh, who later was reported to have joked: "I’m the guy who kissed a gay man’s wife.”

However this week Neil dropped the bombshell he was in a new relationship, when he was participating in a Q&A with fans on Instagram - the Mirror reports.

Among the crowd, one asked: "Are you still single?"

He responded: "Nope."

However, he did not elaborate on any more details of his budding romance.

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His marriage to Katya broke down in August last year, just 10 months after she was seen in a clinch with her Strictly celeb partner Seann.

This year Neil addressed his sexuality as he insisted there have always been "a lot of straight guys" in ballroom.

Neil said: “In ballroom there’s a lot of straight guys.

“But mum was always like, ‘It’s a shame you’re not gay because we could go shopping together’.

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“And I was thinking, ‘whether I’m gay or not there’s no chance, you take forever’.”

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