To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Strictly Come Dancing winner Jill Halfpenny has opened up about finding happiness again after the death of her partner. The EastEnders actress, 48, tragically lost her partner Matt Janes when he died from a heart attack in 2019 while in the gym. The death mirrored that of her dad’s, who died in 1979 when she was just four years old, when he had a heart attack after playing a game of football.
In recent weeks, Jill has revealed she has found love again, saying she met her new partner Ian ‘at the perfect time’ after thinking she’d never meet anyone again. And in a new interview, she’s spoken about ‘deserving to be happy’ and enjoying her new romance. Want to be the first to get all the latest news and rumours from the Strictly dancefloor? Join our Strictly Come Dancing WhatsApp channel to keep up to date with all the behind-the-scenes gossip about your favourite pros, judges and celebrities.
Simply click on this link , select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers. Keep dancing! Appearing on The One Show on Wednesday, Jill shared: ‘When you lose a partner, a romantic relationship, it can sometimes feel like betrayal if you move on. ‘It’s not, you absolutely are allowed to be happy again, but I think if you do the processing and the healing and do the work, you c.
