Strictly’s JB Gill isn’t the only famous person living in his home because his wife has had a very successful career too which saw her work with JLS as well as a hit girl band.
Strictly Come Dancing ’s JB Gill suffered a massive blow during his stint in the ballroom after his professional partner Amy Dowden was forced to withdraw from the competition when she collapsed backstage. Having since announced she wouldn’t return to this series of the BBC talent show because of a foot injury, JB is now permanently paired with replacement pro Lauren Oakley. The devastated star commented on Amy’s post announcing her departure writing: "Heartbreaking news @amy_dowden but our moments will be forever in Strictly history, never forget that. Thank you for being the best teacher. Nothing but love from all of the Gill family."
JB’s family have been fully supportive of his time on the show, particularly his wife Chloe Tangney, who herself has worked professionally as a dancer. JB, 37, previously revealed how lucky he is to have her backing. In an interview with the Mail Online, he said: "To be honest, I probably have the best wife that you could have, for any contestant doing this show, because she comes from that world . And although she wasn't a ballroom dancer, we both understand what goes into it. We know that it's not easy and it's going to be difficult. She gets it, she's been on tours herself. She's obviously had to partner with other people, that's just part of the world. So she's very excited for me."
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ITV)JB shot to fame on the fifth series of X Factor in 2008 when his band JLS were runners up in the ITV talent show. He met Chloe, who started dancing when she was just three years old and landed her first professional job at just 18, when she signed up to be a backup dancer for the group, and romance soon blossomed.
As well as performing with JLS, Chloe has danced with girl band The Saturdays and ran her own dance and choreography workshops too. The couple tied the knot in 2014 after four years together, with JB calling it "the best day of my life". The ceremony was held on the Scottish Island of Bute with JLS bandmates Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes and Oritse Williams all present.
In September 2014 the couple welcomed their first child together, a son named Ace. In February 2017 JB and Chloe starred in ITV’s Dance Dance Dance where they performed solo dances and routines together. They were eliminated in the semi-finals with a tearful Chloe telling host Alesha Dixon: "I have had the most amazing time. People behind [stage], all the choreographers, the judges, working with my husband, honestly it's been the best experience of my life and I want to thank you all so much."
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Dave Benett/Getty Images)JB told co-host Will Best: "To support Chloe, having danced and come back into it after such a long period away from her art and from what she's grown up wanting to do, it's been an absolute pleasure. We thank God for this opportunity to do it together as well, and represent our family and do everyone proud."
In April that year they announced they were expecting their second child together. Daughter Chiara was born in July 2018 with Chloe sharing a picture of the newborn’s tiny feet and writing: "You’ve been in our lives just over a week and I can’t believe how much love you’ve brought to our family!"
The family lives on a 15 acre working farm in Kent and since 2015 have starred in BBC show Down on the Farm which documents their life there. JB has spoken about how wonderful it is to bring up his children in the countryside, saying: "I’d often heard it said that growing up on a farm is second to none. It was one of the reasons why I wanted my own young family to establish our roots in the countryside, despite having spent most of my life living in a city."
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