Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Neil Jones and his now-wife Chyna Mills headed to Italy for the second ceremony
Chyna Mills and Neil Jones were recently married in the UK before a second wedding in Italy(Image: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Chyna Mills, the wife of Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones, has given an insight into the couple’s stunning elopement after legally tying the knot in the UK.
The professional dancer and the former Love Island star were first linked in August 2022, when they appeared on a red carpet together. They announced their engagement in April 2023 and confirmed they were expecting their first child. Havana was then born in October 2023.
Earlier this month, the couple officially wed at Old Marylebone Town Hall, with the newlyweds revealing the happy news days later on social media. Neil and Chyna announced their happy news on Instagram, sharing a black-and-white carousel of photos.
Captioning the post, Chyna wrote: “01.07.26,” alongside a heart emoji, and the congratulatory messages soon came flooding in, many of those from Neil’s Strictly co-stars and fans of the hit BBC One dance show.
The intimate ceremony, which was attended by Neil’s Strictly co-star Lauren Oakley, who is godmother to his and Chyna’s young daughter, and former contestants Tyler West and Molly Rainford, has since been followed by a lavish second celebration in Italy, during which the couple was only joined by their young daughter, Havana.
Taking to Instagram to give fans a glimpse of their celebrations, Neil and Chyna revealed their wedding took place at Villa San Michele, a luxury Belmond hotel in Florence. “Mr & Mrs Jones,” Chyna captioned the string of stunning images that revealed her gorgeous gown and the beautiful location of their nuptials, an Italian garden which had been decorated with an aisle featuring velvet red curtains, a long red carpet and red roses.
Chyna has since shared more pictures from the special occasion, alongside which she revealed on Instagram: “A year and a half of planning our elopement and somehow it was even more perfect than we imagined. Just us, our little girl and the most beautiful day of our lives.”
Gemma Atkinson was quick to respond to the post, commenting: “Beautiful [love heart eyes emoji].” Strictly’s Karen Hauer simply replied: “Wow [rose emoji],” while Luba Mushtuk posted a string of red love hearts and wrote: “stunning.” Carlos Gu declared: “Utterly Bewitched!!!! [heart emojis].”
Waterloo Road star Tillie Amartey also gushed: “This is so you 2 code!! So beautiful, totally authentic, and no fuss whatsoever!! It’s a fairy tale and magical, and can we take a moment for the Bride [fire emojis] and groom (of course). Can’t wait to see you all soon.” Broadcaster Angela Rippon added: “Your pictures of this special day just keep getting better. What beautiful memories for you.”
Chyna previously shared some insight into the lead-up to her and Neil’s UK ceremony, including his involvement in her bouquet. She shared a picture of him arranging flowers on their kitchen table, alongside which she wrote: “The fact he made my bouquet will always be one of my favourite parts of the day [face holding back tears emoji].”
She also shared the picture on her main Instagram grid, alongside another which seemingly showed Neil getting a tattoo of their initials intertwined. “The best bits [hands making a heart emoji].”
