FORMER EastEnders star Jonny Labey will showcasing his singing talents on The X Factor: Celebrity soon.
Here’s all you need to know about the actor as he prepares to face the judges on the ITV show.
Jonny Labey was born on January 15, 1993 – making him 26 years old.
The actor is best known for playing Paul Coker in EastEnders after he joined the cast in 2015.
His character fell in love with Ben Mitchell but then he was killed off in a homophobic attack a year later.
Jonny went on to be a judge on CBBC’s biggest show Taking The Next Step alongside Marlon Swoosh and Kimberly Wyatt.
Jonny has appeared in stage shows including In the Heights (by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda), Strictly Ballroom: The Musical (by Moulin Rouge’s Baz Luhrmann) and White Christmas.
He’s been dancing since the age of five and studied at the Doreen Bird College of Performance in London, graduating in 2014.
He became the first winning contestant on ITV’s Dance Dance Dance alongside his then-girlfriend Chrissy Brooke in 2017.
Jonny is currently dating dancer Charis Lister.
The dancer and model has over 6,000 followers on Instagram but the pair do not post photos together very often.
Charis has danced and modelled for the likes of GHD, while she has also worked as a VIP hostess.
Before his relationship with Charis, Jonny was previously engaged to Chrissy Brooke.
The start date for the celebrity version of X Factor has not yet been confirmed by ITV, however it is thought to start in October.
It’s likely to begin the weekend after Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions ends – with this in mind it could be Saturday October 12, 2019.
The usual X Factor series would have already began by now – but has been replaced by the BGT spin-off show.
Find out more about The X Factor: Celebrity line-up here.
