People make mistakes.. we had to sort it out ourselves
Strictly Katya on that illicit kiss
KATYA Jones has said her first thought was for husband Neil Jones after her illicit kiss with Seann Walsh was revealed.
The Strictly Come Dancing pro and her celebrity partner Seann Walsh courted controversy after the pair were snapped getting close during the last series of the BBC1 show.
Katya, 29, told Hello! magazine that she sees everything as a “learning process” but the fallout was “horrible”.
And husband Neil, 36, who is also a Strictly dancer, added: “I can accept people make mistakes.
“My mum always said, ‘People make mistakes in their lives. Don’t react, try to understand’. So that is how it always is for me.”
Katya said: “We knew we just had to sort it out ourselves.
“It was quite shocking to be suddenly so exposed and everyone has an opinion on it but we just wanted to focus on us. “My first thought was for Neil.” She added: “Drop by drop, people typing horrible and unkind things about you, does affect you. The hate I felt made me very sad. Neil told me, ‘Stop reading, stop looking’.
“I knew I had to focus on what I do best, my dancing, my choreography, my job to the best of my ability.”
The couple have both been confirmed for the next series of Strictly and Katya is hoping that Neil will be given a celebrity partner for the first time.
“I feel Neil could partner any character, any age, any ability. He would come up with something so creative,” she said.
They will be walking down the aisle again – this time in their new stage show based on their lives.
Katya told the magazine: “I even get to wear the same dress again, the one I wore on the evening of our wedding.” The full interview is in Hello!, out now.