Strictly star Jason Bell reveals he’s been getting tips from ex Nadine Coyle

‘She’s an expert!’ Strictly star Jason Bell reveals he’s been getting tips from ex Nadine Coyle… and admits he can’t wait for daughter Anaiya to watch him on the ballroom floor

Jason Bell has revealed he’s been getting tips from ex Nadine Coyle in preparation for the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing.

The former American football player has been paired with Russian ballroom pro Luba Mushtuk ahead of his appearance on the long-prunning BBC talent show. 

And said he has been getting help  from Girls Aloud star Nadine, with whom he shares six-year old daughter Anaiya, due to her background in music and dance.  

Tips: Jason Bell has revealed he’s been getting tips from ex Nadine Coyley, with whom he shares daughter Anaiya, in preparation for the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing

Bell, 42, told Hello! magazine: ‘Nadine has always given me great advice in my life and now she’s giving me tips on how to prepare for a routine.

‘She’s an expert. Let’s just say there’s a lot of dancing in the kitchen going on.’

Bell said the BBC show would give his daughter, who did not see him play American football, an opportunity to see him in a competition for the first time.

Partnership: The former American football player has been paired with Russian ballroom pro Luba Mushtuk ahead of his appearance on the long-prunning BBC talent show

Partnership: The former American football player has been paired with Russian ballroom pro Luba Mushtuk ahead of his appearance on the long-prunning BBC talent show

‘She has never seen me compete, and she has always seen her mummy on television doing all kinds of cool things,’ he said. ‘She can have her input and tell Daddy why he messed up.

‘She will let me know. She goes to ballet classes and loves dancing, she is a little entertainer and performs all the time for Nadine and me.’

Bell added that he and Coyle, who he reportedly split from last year, still “spend a lot of time together”.

Supportive: And he admits to getting help from Girls Aloud star Nadine due to her background in music and dance

Supportive: And he admits to getting help from Girls Aloud star Nadine due to her background in music and dance

‘I love who Nadine is, she is a wonderful person and an unbelievable mother. Anaiya is so lucky,’ he said.

He also told the magazine that becoming a father was “the best day of my life”.

‘I just remember thinking how great this is and how responsible you want to be and have to be,’ he added. ‘You suddenly want to do everything right.’

Read the full article in the latest issue of Hello! magazine, out now.

Read all about it: Read the full article in the latest issue of Hello! magazine, out now

Read all about it: Read the full article in the latest issue of Hello! magazine, out now

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