BBC Strictly Come Dancing star JB Gill says wife is 'so jealous' he's 'getting it in the neck'

Strictly Come Dancing star JB Gill has revealed his wife's jealousy after an unexpected consequence of comepting on the show. The JLS star married backing dancer Chloe Tangney in 2014 and they have two children' a son called Ace Jeremiah and a daughter called Chiara Sapphire.

He revealed she is envious of his rapid weight loss since the start of the BBC competition. JB revealed he had dropped two stone without trying.

The 77-year-old told The Sun : “I’m already getting it in the neck from Chloe, she’s just so jealous! All my trousers are too big. Honestly, it’s actually a joke.

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"I went on It Takes Two this week and my trousers, they’re a 34 regular, which is my normal size . . . I could get a fist in between my hip and the trousers. It’s ridiculous.

“I’m probably a 32 or less now. I haven’t been a 32 since I was at school. That’s how bad it is”

Since starting training for Strictly Come Dancing in September, JB has been putting in the hard graft with 10 hour days in the reharsal room. He has also had to contend with a switch in partners.

He started out the competition with Amy Dowden, after she returned to the show following getting the all clear from her breast cancer diagnosis. But Amy was forced to bow out after suffering a stress fracture on her shin.

JB is now hoping new partner Lauren Oakley can help him take home The Glitterball trophy, with them already getting a near-perfect score of 39 for their couples’ choice. Lauren spoke about stepping in for Amy, saying: “Obviously, when stepping in for somebody, you feel like you don’t want to tread on ­anybody’s toes. But Amy was super- supportive.

"We were really communicative, and both our aims were to do the best for JB. My focus was on making sure that the transition was as smooth as ­possible. And at that point, Amy had already worked with JB for six weeks.

"She knew his strengths. So to have that handover for me was really helpful because all of the other ­couples had already figured out their teaching styles and what they were good at.”