Neil Jones and Chyna Mills Expect Second Child as Their Family Grows

Neil Jones and Chyna Mills are expecting their second child, sharing the news in a family video that puts their growing family at the centre of the announcement. The Strictly Come Dancing professional and his wife already have a daughter, Havana, who was born in October 2023.

The black-and-white footage shows the couple playing with Havana in a field before revealing Chyna’s baby bump. Neil kisses her stomach as she wears a flowing white dress, then the pair swing their daughter into the air. The video’s simple white-heart caption lets the family scene carry the news.

Friends and colleagues quickly filled the comments with congratulations. Ellie Leach wrote, ‘ahhhhh congratulations guys ❤️’, while Fleur East posted, ‘Wonderful news! Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️’ Oti Mabuse joked, ‘YOU OWE ME ONE MASSIVE CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!’, suggesting the social media reveal was how she first heard. Gorka Marquez, Julian Caillon, Motsi Mabuse and Love Island stars Danica Taylor and Paige Thorne also sent messages.

Molly Rainford, who served as a witness at the couple’s wedding alongside her fiancé Tyler West, wrote, ‘🥹🥹🤍so so happy for you all’. The congratulations bring together colleagues from Jones’s dance career and Mills’s television background, both of which have followed the couple’s relationship in public.

A family milestone after their wedding

Havana has already been part of several landmark moments for her parents. The couple married in July, first in a ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall attended by Jones’s BBC colleagues, then at a larger celebration in a Florence hotel. Their daughter was there as they marked the occasion.

The family announcement gives that recent wedding another chapter: Jones and Mills are now preparing to welcome a second child. They have not shared a due date or other details, so the video remains the central public news. For now, the focus is on the family of three becoming four.

Their relationship began after Jones noticed Mills on the ITV dating show in 2022. He sent her a direct message, and they met face to face at the Reality TV Awards before spending the evening together. Later that year, while they were in Bali, Jones proposed.

Mills recalled the proposal a year later, describing how Jones woke her at 5am for a hike to the top of the rice fields. She was 12 weeks pregnant at the time. She said she initially thought he was joking because practical jokes were part of their relationship, and told Hello! that the moment didn’t ‘feel real’.

Family tensions remain part of the story

The happy announcement arrives against a backdrop of a strained relationship between Mills and Jones’s relatives. The couple’s wedding arrangements drew attention after reports that Jones’s parents and sister were not invited to the first ceremony. Mills has previously accused Jones’s mother, Helen, of bullying, racism and disrespect, saying those problems began when they first met.

In December 2025, Mills said Helen had chosen not to attend Havana’s baptism, describing the absence as ‘heartbreaking’. She wrote that she had tried to build relationships but felt those efforts were not returned, adding that she would not accept negative comments or false accounts about her daughter’s special moments.

Jones’s sister, Terri, defended their mother and accused Mills of lying. In comments to the Daily Mail, she said ‘the truth will come out eventually’. The dispute has played out publicly, while the couple’s second-child announcement offers a different glimpse into their family life.

After the wedding, a source told The Sun it was ‘a massive shame’ that Jones’s relatives were absent, recalling that they had attended his 2013 marriage to fellow dancer Katya Jones. The couple divorced in 2019. The source said relatives felt cut off and had little idea what was happening in Jones and Mills’s lives. Those comments reflect the family’s account of events; the couple’s baby news has not changed what either side has said about the estrangement.

Jones’s place on Strictly

Jones has been part of Strictly since 2016. His celebrity partners have included Alex Scott, Nina Wadia and Toyah Willcox. In recent series he has often appeared in group routines without being paired with a celebrity, a recurring source of jokes among viewers. The new arrival will add a major personal milestone alongside that ongoing role on the show.

With Havana already woven into the couple’s wedding celebrations and now their pregnancy reveal, the announcement centres on the life they are building together. Their next public milestone will be welcoming their second child; for now, the family video has delivered the news on their own terms.