Strictly’s Neil Jones confirms show return after knee injury saw him pull out of show

His fans will be over the moon with this news

Neil Jones

by William Marriott |
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Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has revealed he WILL be performing on this week's episode, after missing two weeks of the show.

Neil is partnered with football pundit Alex Scott, who has had to perform with Kevin Clifton since he damaged his knee.

Neil Jones
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The dancer, who announced his split from fellow co-star dancer Katya Jones earlier this year, excitedly confirmed the news on Friday's It Takes Two.

Neil said, "It's great to be back, and I have to thank Kevin - he has been there all week.

"I could not have done it without him."

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AJ Pritchard1 of 18
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AJ Pritchard

In 2018 AJ was partnered with Lauren Steadman.

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Aljaž Škorjanec

In 2018 Aljaž was partnered with Kate Silverton.

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Amy Dowden

In 2018 Amy was partnered with Danny John-Jules.

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Anton Du Beke

In 2018 Anton was partnered with Susannah Constantine.

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Dianne Buswell

In 2018 Dianne was partnered with Joe Suggs, who she later confirmed she was dating.

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Giovanni Pernice

In 2018 Giovanni was partnered with singer Faye Tozer.

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Gorka Marquez

In 2018 Gorka was partnered with Katie Piper.

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Graziano Di Prima

In 2018 Graziano was partnered with Vick Hope.

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Janette Manrara

In 2018 Janette was partnered with This Morning's Dr Ranj.

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Johannes Radebe

In 2018 Johannes was a reserve dancer, giving amazing performances in the group routines.

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Karen Clifton

In 2018 Karen was partnered with Casualty actor Charles Venn.

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Katya Jones

In 2018 Katya was partnered with comedian Seann Walsh, with major drama surrounding the pair after they were spotted kissing.

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Kevin Clifton

In 2018 Kevin won the show with Stacey Dooley.

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Luba Mushtuk

In 2018 Luba was a reserve dancer and choreographer.

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Nadiya Bychkova

In 2018 Nadiya was partnered with Lee Ryan.

Neil Jones16 of 18
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Neil Jones

In 2018 Neil was a reserve dancer and choreographer.

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Oti Mabuse

In 2018 Oti was partnered with Graeme Swann.

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Nancy Xu

Chinese dancer Nancy Xu is new to the 2019 series.

Neil also confirmed the news on Instagram, posting a photo of him dancing with Alex, revealing he was excited to return to the dancefloor.

He captioned the photo, "I’ve been having fun with @alexscott2 from day 1 and I can’t wait to continue having fun and enjoying our dances together. Today I feeling like twisting 😜🤗."

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Neil thanked his co-star Kevin for stepping into his shoes, just 45 MINUTES before the show was set to air.

In a heartfelt Instagram post, he uploaded a snap of himself, Alex and Kevin to show their appreciation to Kevin.

He said, "Team Red all the way. I want to thank @keviclifton for being not just the professional we all know but for being a great friend and for always going that extra mile.

"@alexscott2 you have been an inspiration this week, you have supported me every step of the way and I could never have wished for a better partner in my life right now.

"No matter if I can dance or not this Saturday night, I know you will go out there and dance a fantastic jive with a smile on your face and I can’t wait for everyone to see what you can do."

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