Jordan Banjo is a busy man. A proud dad to three young children, Cassius, six, Mimi, five, and 19-month-old Atreus, who he shares with wife Naomi, 32, Jordan may escape the school run but he has the joys of getting up “way before everyone else”.
As the Breakfast Show DJ for KISS radio with his best mate Perry Kiely, he gets to wake up listeners across the UK every weekday morning. “I would do a national radio show over the school run any day,” he laughs.
The 31-year-old became a household name as one of the core members of dance troupe Diversity, alongside his big brother, Dancing On Ice judge Ashley Banjo, and Perri when they won Britain’s Got Talent in 2009. Be it on screen, radio or talking about being a dad, Jordan is as fun and easy-going as ever.
Here, he opens up to new about how Christmas is shaping up at home, why he has been rooting for Oti Mabuse on I’m A Celeb (which he appeared on himself in 2016, and again in 2023) and which reality show he’d like to tackle next.
Hi, Jordan! How are you? Are you watching I’m A Celebrity?
I’m good. You know what, I actually haven’t been watching. I’ve been one of those people who’s watching all of it on TikTok. Watching all the clips of GK Barry is killing me. She’s making me laugh so much.
Is there anyone in there who you’re rooting for?
This story is from the December 16, 2024 edition of New UK.
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