Joe and Katya: We’re Strictly strangers now

ACTOR Joe McFadden, who won last year’s Strictly Come Dancing with professional partner Katya Jones, has not remained close to her, despite their intense connection.

‘We haven’t particularly kept in touch,’ he says. ‘We went through the show together and had a brilliant time, but we’re not best buddies. I do get the odd message from her.’

Katya, who is married to hoofer Neil Jones, has of course been rather distracted this year after she was photographed kissing her new celebrity dance partner, comedian Seann Walsh.