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Stephanie Colderick

Who is Amy Dowden's fiancé? Everything we know about Benjamin Jones

Welsh Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden is set to marry her fiancé Benjamin Jones. The pair had to reschedule their wedding previously due to the coronavirus pandemic and are now set to tie the knot in early July 2022.

As well as being a couple Amy and Ben are also business partners running the Art in Motion dance academy in the West Midlands together. Ben is also a dancer and him and Amy were professional dance partners.

Their awards together include winning the British National Latin Dance competition. Ben leads a very private life away from the spotlight, he is not active on any social media, however, can be seen on Amy's Instagram.

READ MORE: Amy Dowden shares a behind-the-scenes look at her new TV show away from Strictly

Amy and Ben have been together since Amy was 21. Ben proposed to Amy in 2017 during a New Year's Eve party and while mostly staying out of the spotlight has been seen walking the red carpet with Amy.

During Amy's BBC documentary, Strictly Amy: Crohn's and Me, where she spoke about living and working as a dancer with Crohn's disease she described Ben as "instrumental" in her life and while tackling the disease. The couple has also shared a "sten do" before the wedding, surrounded by their family and friends.

Amy, who is from Caerphilly, has also enjoyed a hen-do out in Cardiff which you can read more about here. The star is using local Welsh businesses for her wedding, with her wedding dress from Laura May Bridal in Cardiff and her flowers from Jan Lima Flowers also in Cardiff. You can read more about Amy's wedding here.

The Strictly Come Dancing star was back in Wales recently to take part in a charity hike, with fellow celebrity Giovanna Fletcher, to raise money for CoppaFeel. You can read more about this here.

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