Janette Manrara made an announcement on It Takes Two (Image: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones has celebrated breaking a world record.

The professional dancer, who doesn’t have a celebrity partner this series, joined the BBC programme in 2016 and has since become a firm fan-favourite on the show.

In the past, Neil has been paired with Alex Scott, Nina Wadia and Toyah Willcox, and has taken part in the Strictly group performances.

Neil has now lifted a different kind of trophy, as he won the It Takes Two professional dance challenge.

During the spin-off show, the professional dancers have attempted to do the most amount of samba whisks in 30 seconds, judged by Shirley Ballas and a Guinness World Records adjudicator.

Strictly Come Dancing's Neil Jones first competed i

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