Ashley Banjo was born on October 4th, 1988 in Leytonstone, London, England to a Nigerian father, Funso, a professional boxer and an English mother, Danielle, a professional dancer. He is a street dancer and is the creator of the street dance troupe, Diversity, whose origin was in London in 2006. The troupe won the third season of Britain's Got Talent (2007) in 2009 and also won the 'Families United Positive Role Models' award at the 'Spirit of London' ceremony. Ashley is the judge of the dance competition Got to Dance (2009). He is also a professional actor.