Strictly’s Neil Jones and new girlfriend Luisa Eusse go public

Neil Jones has gone public with his new girlfriend Luisa Eusse as he shared a romantic snap of them together for the first time.

The Strictly Come Dancing star, 38, has found love again after he split from his wife Katya Jones, who is also a professional dancer on the show.

Luisa is a dancer and a model from Medellin, Colombia who reportedly met Neil when he was travelling around South America eight months ago. 

Romance: Neil Jones, 38, has gone public with his new girlfriend Luisa Eusse as he shared a romantic snap of them together for the first time 

A source told The Sun: ‘Neil is smitten with Luisa and they’re a very sweet couple. After they were introduced they stayed in touch but it’s been hard with the lockdown restrictions.

‘Since they lifted Luisa flew to London last month and has been staying at Neil’s flat. 

‘They’re taking it slowly but both are serious about this relationship and it’s clear Neil is head-over-heels.’

Neil shared a snap of the couple resting against a window sill, with the dancer lovingly kissing his other half’s forehead. 

Relationship: Luisa is a dancer and a model from Medellin, Colombia who reportedly met Neil when he was travelling around South America eight months ago

Relationship: Luisa is a dancer and a model from Medellin, Colombia who reportedly met Neil when he was travelling around South America eight months ago

He captioned the photo with a simple love heart emoji while Luisa replied by writing the same.

Several of Neil’s Strictly co-stars including Gorka Marquez and Johannas Radibe and some of the celebrity contestants including Stacey Dooley and Catherine Tyldesley also sent their well wishes. 

Luisa recently shared a steamy photo of herself in the bath where she appeared to have been gifted with a large bouquet of red roses. 

Neil made the revelation that he was in a new relationship during an Instagram Q&A session when a fan asked him if he was still single. 

A source told The Sun: 'Neil is smitten with Luisa and they’re a very sweet couple. After they were introduced they stayed in touch'

A source told The Sun: ‘Neil is smitten with Luisa and they’re a very sweet couple. After they were introduced they stayed in touch’

When the follower quizzed him on whether he was single following their separation, Neil simply answered saying ‘nope’. 

Neil also mentioned that he was feeling the ‘best he had in years’, when another fan asked him how he was doing on Saturday.

Although Neil may have embarked on a new romance, he recently admitted that he was in ‘no rush’ to begin divorce proceedings with Katya.

Sultry: Luisa recently shared a steamy photo of herself in the bath where she appeared to have been gifted with a large bouquet of red roses

Sultry: Luisa recently shared a steamy photo of herself in the bath where she appeared to have been gifted with a large bouquet of red roses

Stunning: Luisa shared a video of herself to her Instagram Stories showing off her dancing skills in a black sleeveless dress

Stunning: Luisa shared a video of herself to her Instagram Stories showing off her dancing skills in a black sleeveless dress 

Beauty: The Colombian beauty styled her brunette locks into loose waves in another stunning snap

Beauty: The Colombian beauty styled her brunette locks into loose waves in another stunning snap

Talking about their break-up for the first time, the Strictly professional dancer also discussed the Seann Walsh cheating scandal.

Neil’s marriage hit the headlines in October 2018 when Katya, 31, was caught kissing comedian Seann, 34, but insists the betrayal had ‘nothing to do’ with the demise of their relationship.

Neil told The Sun: ‘We’re still not divorced. It’s a thing we’re trying to sort out but we haven’t started the process yet.

‘A lot of the places are not working because of the coronavirus. Everything is on hold. But we’re not in any rush.’

Thrilled: Several of Neil's Strictly co-stars and some of the celebrity contestants including Stacey Dooley and Catherine Tyldesley sent their well wishes

Thrilled: Several of Neil’s Strictly co-stars and some of the celebrity contestants including Stacey Dooley and Catherine Tyldesley sent their well wishes 

Explaining their decision to split, Neil admitted that they had ‘found that they’d grown apart’ before acknowledging they were ‘lucky’ to not have kids.

The dancer insisted: ‘It had nothing to do with what happened [with Seann].’

For the first time since their split, Neil touched on the Seann Walsh kiss scandal which pushed his marriage to Katya into the limelight.

He said: ‘For me it’s something that happened in the past. We spoke about everything back then,’ before confirming that he and his ex are still friends.

Still married: Although Neil may have embarked on a new romance, he recently admitted that he was in 'no rush' to begin divorce proceedings with his wife Katya (pictured in May 2019)

Still married: Although Neil may have embarked on a new romance, he recently admitted that he was in ‘no rush’ to begin divorce proceedings with his wife Katya (pictured in May 2019) 

Seann and Katya faced a huge backlash after pictures surfaced of the pair locking lips on their booze-fuelled night out nearly two years ago.

At the time, the comedian was dating Rebecca Humphries and she was still happily married to now-estranged husband Neil Jones.

He said: ‘For me it’s something that happened in the past. We spoke about everything back then,’ before confirming that he and his ex are still friends. 

Nope! Neil made the revelation that he was dating someone new during an Instagram Q&A session when a fan asked him if he was still single

Feeling great! Neil also mentioned that he was feeling the 'best he had in years', when another fan asked him how he was doing on Saturday

Nope! Neil made the revelation that he was dating someone new during an Instagram Q&A session when a fan asked him if he was still single

At the time, the comedian was dating Rebecca Humphries and she was still happily married to now-estranged husband Neil Jones.

Following the separation Neil also shut down rumours which claimed he is gay.

In a new interview, he insisted he’s straight but joked his mother wished he was gay so they could ‘go shopping together’.

The choreographer spoke out 18 months after he was labelled as gay by his love rival Seann.

Controversy: Neil's marriage hit the headlines in October 2018 when Katya, 31, was caught kissing comedian Seann Walsh, 34

Controversy: Neil’s marriage hit the headlines in October 2018 when Katya, 31, was caught kissing comedian Seann Walsh, 34

During a stand-up performance in Kennington in 2018, comedian Seann was reported to have said: ‘You know who I am now motherf****r, I’m the guy who kissed a gay man’s wife.’

The funnyman quickly urged the audience to ‘not report that’ and insisted he was only joking.

Moving on from the jibe, dance expert Neil told The Sun: ‘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”.

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

Break-up: After the kiss came to light, Seann was publicly dumped by his girlfriend of five years Rebecca, and Katya split from her husband of six years Neil (pictured in 2019)

Break-up: After the kiss came to light, Seann was publicly dumped by his girlfriend of five years Rebecca, and Katya split from her husband of six years Neil (pictured in 2019) 

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