Ashley Banjo Dancer Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Diversity and Net Worth
Ashley Banjo is a renowned MBE English street dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is the leader dance troupe Diversity which won Britain’s Got Talent in season three. He was a judge on the Sky1 talent show Got to Dance. Banjo is a co-presenter of the Saturday night BBC game show Can’t Touch This and a judge of Dancing on Ice since 2018.
He was born on October 4, 1988, in Leytonstone, London, England. Banjo is34 years old.
He is a man of tall stature. Banjo is6 ft 5 intall (Approx 1.96 m).
He was born in Leytonstone, London, England to hardworking parents. Banjo is the son ofDanielle BanjoandFunso Banjo. His father was a former heavyweight boxer. He holds British nationality and grew up withJordan BanjoandTalisa Banjo. His brother Jordan is a street dancer and a member of the dance troupe Diversity. He co-hosts the KISS weekday breakfast show.
He is happily married to his loving wifeFrancesca Banjoin 2015. Francesca and Banjo have been together for some time now. They are parents of two childrenMicahandRose.
He graduated with his high school diploma from the independent St John’s School, Billericay. During his time, he was Head Boy and still holds the high jump sports day record.
Banjo grew up with his younger brother Jordan Banjo and Talisa Banjo. His brother Jordan is a street dancer and a member of the dance troupe Diversity. He co-hosts the KISS weekday breakfast show. Jordan also appeared as Viper on The Masked Dancer in 2021 and was the first celebrity to be unmasked.
Banjo and his brother Jordan formed Swift Moves with nine of their friends in 2007. They then changed the name to Diversity and he was nicknamed ‘Chosen’ by his fellow Diversity members. The group won the Street Dance Weekend 2007 competition before deciding to enter Britain’s Got Talent. Moreover, the group participated in the third series of the ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, where all the judges voted “yes”.
They won the competition and they received £100,000. The team also went on to perform before Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Show on December 7, 2009. Further, the team was nominated in the Dance section of the final South Bank Show awards and won an award at the Pride of Britain Awards. He choreographed a tour for Diversity called Limitless in 2013 ad partnered with detergent brand Persil and TV channel Sky Nature in 2021.
He worked as a judge on Sky1’s dancing talent show Got to Dance for all five series. Banjo presented Perspectives in 2015 and in 2015, he co-presented Can’t Touch This, a Saturday night game show for BBC One, alongside Zoë Ball. Also, he was a judge on the new ITV series Dance Dance Dance in 2017.
Currently, he serves as the judge on Dancing on Ice, starting with its tenth series in January 2018. Further, it was announced that due to Simon Cowell’s bike injury and recovery period, Banjo would replace Cowell for the live semi-final and final shows of the 14th series of Britain’s Got Talent in August 2020.
He has attained a decent fortune working as a street dancer, choreographer, and actor since 2007. Banjo’s net worth is$1.5 Million.
Banjo is a man of tall stature and is 6 ft 5 in.
Banjo is 34 years old born on October 4, 1988, in Leytonstone, London, England.
Banjo is a renowned MBE English street dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is the leader dance troupe Diversity which won Britain’s Got Talent in season three. He was a judge on the Sky1 talent show Got to Dance. Banjo is a co-presenter of the Saturday night BBC game show Can’t Touch This and a judge of Dancing on Ice since 2018.
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