Strictly's Katya and Neil Jones discuss friendship after split
Katya Jones reacted to her ex Neil Jones becoming a father after the news was announced online today.
Sharing a snap on Instagram displaying the tiny feet of the new arrival, his new love Chyna Mills exclaimed: "Our hearts are so full!"
Strictly Come Dancing's Katya congratulated the happy couple when she hit the like button, along with fellow Strictly star Karen Hauer.
The 34-year-old appeared equally pleased for him when he announced Chyna's pregnancy and the pair's engagement, too.
Katya had even taken the unusual step of reacting to a Hello! magazine cover her 40-year-old ex-husband was featured on as he celebrated his engagement.
"So happy for these two! You deserve all the happiness!" she'd exclaimed after reposting the news on Instagram.
Neil had revealed that he'd popped the question to his new fiancee during a romantic holiday in Bali - and that she'd said yes.
"I'd already planned to ask Chyna to marry me before we knew she was pregnant," he told Hello!
"Then we found out and I was like, 'Oh, this is brilliant- everything is coming together.'"
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Katya, who was born to a Korean mother and Russian businessman father, had previously enjoyed an 11-year relationship with Neil after meeting him in 2008, when she was still in her teens.
Neil filled in for her usual dance partner at a Blackpool competition and the rest was history.
The pair were married for six years, but split ten months after Katya was spotted kissing her then Strictly partner Seann Walsh on a night out.
Their joint statement made it clear there was no hostility between the two, adding that their relationship had morphed into a friendship instead.
"After 11 years, we have made the mutual decision to separate," the statement read.
"We will always love each other - just on a different way as friends.
"This will never change what a great team we make and we are really proud of everything we have achieved together."
It now looks as though Katya is fully supportive of his new family too.
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