Ashley Banjo
| Ashley Banjo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ashley Modurotolu Banjo 4 October 1988 Leytonstone, London, England |
| Occupation | Dancer, television presenter, actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Francesca Banjo |
| Website | www |
| Current group | Diversity |
| Dances | Street dance |
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.
Banjo was born in Leytonstone, London to a Nigerian father, Funso Banjo, a professional boxer, and an English mother, Danielle Banjo, a former Ballet dancer, who now helps with Diversity's management and also runs Danceworks Studios. Ashley grew up in Wickford, Essex with his younger brother, Jordan and his sister Talisa Banjo. He went to St Johns School in Billericay. At the time of Diversity's Britain's Got Talent win, Banjo was studying physics and biology at Queen Mary, University of London, having previously attended SEEVIC College. 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 six-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. They married on 4 July 2015. He says that education comes first for him and he wants to be a scientist.
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