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36 years |
Birth date |
October 4, 1988 |
Zodiac sign |
Libra |
Place of Birth |
England |
Occupation |
Actor, dancer, choreographer |
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Ashley Modurotolu Banjo (born 4 October 1988), is an English street dancer, choreographer and actor. He is leader of dance troupe Diversity, who won the third series of Britain's Got Talent. Banjo was a judge on the Sky1 talent show Got to Dance and co-presenter of the Saturday night BBC game show Can't Touch This.
Ashley has been a judge on the ITV show Dancing on Ice since January 2018.
Having completed his first two years, he took a break from studying to concentrate on his dancing in the year following winning BGT. He said that "from the age of 14, I started to teach myself routines". Banjo has been in a thirteen-year relationship with Francesca Abbott, who is a member of another dance troupe called Out of the Shadows. They announced their engagement on 2 October 2014.
Ashley Banjo is an Official Ambassador of the United Dance Organisation.
In 2007, Ashley and his younger brother Jordan formed Swift Moves with nine of their friends, before later changing their name to Diversity. He was given the nickname 'Chosen' by his fellow Diversity members. In their first year together, they won the Street Dance Weekend 2007 competition before deciding to enter Britain's Got Talent.
Height | 6 ft 5 in / 196 cm |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Hazel |
Nationality | English |
Race / ethnicity | Multiracial |