Strictly's Neil Jones and girlfriend plan to live apart after 'moving too quick'
Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones says he and his girlfriend Luisa Eusse have decided to live apart so that they can work on their relationship
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Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones says he and his girlfriend Luisa Eusse have decided to live apart from each other after moving too quickly.
The couple think they'll be able to work on their relationship more if they don't spend as much time together.
The 38-year-old says meeting up to go on dates once the lockdown is lifted will help them rekindle their feelings for one another.
Opening up about his first relationship since his split from wife and fellow Strictly pro Katya, Neil told Hello! magazine: "We need to take it back to the beginning where we can start to get to know each other and actually go on dates when lockdown allows. That is something we haven't been able to do."
Admitting he and dancer Luisa, 24, moved quickly when he asked her to move in just two weeks after they met in the summer, Neil said they're both happier to move at a slower pace for now.
He said: "It wasn't the ideal way to form a relationship so quickly. Normally you'd have time to go on dates, meet up with each other and it would build over time. We were just going with the flow."
Neil also spoke about the negative stories that surfaced surrounding his relationship with Luisa, including allegations she had cheated on him, which she denied, as well as reports of her partying during lockdown.
He said he never believed the things he read.
He said: "I'm like that with everybody. I'm always going to trust people until the facts are put in front of me to show me the opposite. I'll always try to see the best in people, but I need to be able to trust them. If people are not honest with me, then I can't accept them in my life."
Neil said he and Luisa had talked everything through and that they've been honest with each other.
The star said while he can't claim that everything is "perfect" he loves being with Luisa and they can "see a life together".
"Our relationship is real and she makes me happy," he said, adding that she puts a smile on his face every day.
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