Who is Ashley Banjo’s wife Francesca Abbott? – The Sun

WITH Ashley Banjo being a star presenter on The Void since Saturday, July 10, the spotlight inevitably hits his life-partner.

The Diversity founder's wife, Francesca Abbott, is also familiar with the showbiz industry.

Who is Francesca Abbott?

Francesca is a professional dancer and talent manager married to Dancing on Ice judge Ashley Banjo.

She dances with a group that Ashley does the choreography for.

She uses the skill-set in her job as a talent manager, where she deals with a variety of different performers.

According to her LinkedIn page, she works for DBA group.

This company apparently helps to build business success and provide advice about entrepreneurship.

She is married to Ashley Banjo, the frontman of Diversity who are at the centre of a row due to a dance they performed on Britain's Got Talent.

The pair first announced their engagement on October 2, 2014, after being together for eight years. They tied the knot in a city wedding in Essex on July 4, 2015.

Do Francesca Abbott and Ashley Banjo have children?

Their first child, daughter Rose, was born in February, 2019.

Ashley shared the news on social media, telling fans how "proud" he was of his wife.

The doting dad shared a candid snap from inside the hospital as he beamed with joy at the adorable baby.

Ashley told fans: "Our beautiful daughter came into the world at 6.45pm on 21st February 2019 – weighing a healthy 8lbs and 13oz.

"Her name is Rose Adura Banjo. I am in the deepest love ever with my little family."

Francesca gave birth to the family's new addition, a son named Micah Grace, in the early hours of the evening of March 26, 2020.

 

Ashley posted a picture of himself with his two children to make a dig at all the "racists" targeting his BGT performance.

Back in August, 2020, Ashley was called back to the show that made him famous in order to stand in for Simon Cowell as a judge on the show while the music mogul was recovering after falling from his bike.

What is Out Of The Shadows?

Francesca has performed with dance troupe Out Of The Shadows.

They have performed at a wide variety of events, as well as representing companies including River Island, Adidas and Pineapple.

The group's official Facebook page claims: "Out Of The Shadows have the same work ethos and history as the guys of Diversity, and they are choreographed by Ashley Banjo, lead dancer and choreographer of Diversity.

"Their performance is dynamic, entertaining and most importantly, memorable."

How long have Francesca Abbott and Ashley Banjo been together?

Ashley and Francesca have been romantically involved since 2006, making them a pair for the past 15 years.

The happy-looking couple regularly post loved-up selfies on Instagram.

On July 4, 2020, as the happily married couple celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, Ashley to Instagram to share a snap of his little family.

"It's been 15 years and 5 years married. Francesca Banjo look what we made. Happy anniversary", he wrote as a caption.

Ashley reiterated last July 4 with another post on the social media platform. This one, however, featured a more humoristic approach as the lovebirds can be seen handling the nitty-gritty routine of parental life.

"Six years on and we managed to make some pretty special little people", wrote the choreographer.

The snap and its caption triggered a few laughs from his followers.

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