Katya Jones is said to be 'devastated' by the way her Wynne Evans has been dropped by Strictly in the wake of his sexual jibe scandal with fears she will now quit. The professional dancer's 2024 professional partner Wynne, 53, was caught making a vile remark about a 'spit roast' aimed at Strictly: It Takes Two host Janette Manrara. Katya, 35, herself is no stranger to scandal during her eight year career on the BBC ballroom show after joining in 2016 and has had her fair share of ups and downs.

Insiders have claimed that those working on the programme are fearful that Katya will quit over the way Wynne's exit from the live tour has been handled. But her Strictly experience has been affected by more than a touch of scandal and sources have said there are concerns she will no longer shoulder the strain. Most notably, Katya was caught kissing her celebrity partner Seann Walsh when they were in a dance couple on the show in 2018 while she was married to fellow professional dancer, Neil Jones.

A few series later there were rumours of a feud between Katya and her 2022 partner Tony Adams, as sources cited that she was 'working him too hard' in rehearsals and it was causing tension between the pair. Katya Jones is said to be 'devastated' by the way her Wynne Evans has been dropped by Strictly in the way of his sexual jibe scandal. Insiders have claimed that those working on the programme are fearful that Katya will quit over the way Wynne's (pictured) exit from the live tour has been handled.

During the 2024 series when Katya was put with Wynne, the pair caused a stir when viewers noticed Wynne's 'wandering hand' on the dancer's waist and stomach. They caught the moment she firmly pulled his hand back up, with them later insisting it was just a private joke between them. As fears grow that this will be the final straw for Katya on the popular dancing show, we look at her tumultuous time on the show...

Katya was famously pictured kissing Seann during a boozy night out together while they were both in other relationships, with the smooch making front page news. The illicit snog shocked viewers - more so once they found out it took place on Seann's girlfriend Rebecca Humphries' birthday. After the night out took place, Rebecca wrote an open letter to Seann which alleged to his negative behaviour during their relationship.

Rebecca released an impassioned statement in which she revealed he called her 'psycho' and 'nuts' for questioning his friendship with Katya, before the kissing photos were made public. While Katya and Neil initially put on a display of unity following the furore, the married couple split 10 months later and now maintain a friendship. In April 2022, speaking in his comedy special Seann Walsh: Kiss, the star told how he was 'sorry' for the kiss then and is still sorry now.

Katya was famously pictured kissing Seann during a boozy night out together while they were both in other relationships, with the smooch making front page news. While Katya and Neil initially put on a display of unity following the furore, the married couple split 10 months later and now maintain a friendship (pictured together in 2019). Recalling how he learned their PDA had become public, he said: 'I left the wardrobe department and before I could order my first beer, my agent came over to and asked if he could have a word with me outside.

'I thought 'he is going to tell me I have got Michael McIntyre's Big Show! I had better act surprised!'. 'Turns out, I didn't have to act surprised. We went into the BBC carpark, my agent looked over his glasses and said, 'about 20 minutes ago, they posted a photo of you kissing Katya outside a pub'. 'It was at that exact point that my life would turn upside down - the dream turned into a nightmare.'. Explaining the incident, he said: 'I was in a relationship, my dance partner Katya was married.

'After training we went for a drink, one thing led to another and we were photographed kissing outside a pub.  Awful, I know. It's awful - I'm sorry. I'm still sorry now.'. He said: 'I was then on the receiving end of thousands of abusive messages online. I did begin to wonder 'have I done something that wrong?'. 'Then.... Katie Hopkins tweeted in my defence. Then I thought 'yep, I've f****d up!'' I managed to keep Brexit off the front pages for 12 whole days, but I hated it.'.

'I thought 'I just had to get out of here' and I left for America. Just the break I needed. While the pair are firm friends now, it wasn't smooth sailing Katya and Tony during their time on Strictly, after they got into a 'heated row' in the closing moments of the week seven show. The former footballer had made a string of mistakes during his Salsa earlier that night, and ended up at the bottom of the leaderboard, with Katya admitting she'd shouted at him afterwards.