Katya Jones breaks silence amid BBC Strictly ‘axe’ rumours ahead of milestone series: ‘I am hoping’
Strictly Come Dancing skilled Katya Jones has addressed rumours of her potential departure from the present, expressing her hopes to return for what could be her milestone tenth yr.
The dancer, who has been amongst a number of professionals reportedly going through the axe from the BBC present, broke her silence on the hypothesis.
“Am I hoping to be again? Nicely this yr could be my tenth on Strictly so I’m hoping for a spherical quantity,” Jones informed The Mirror.
The feedback come amid widespread stories of a deliberate shake-up of the skilled dancer line-up for the 2025 collection.
The stories counsel Jones might be departing alongside fellow professionals Neil Jones and Gorka Marquez.
The potential modifications come as a part of what seems to be a big restructuring of the present’s skilled dance roster for 2025.
A supply not too long ago revealed to media retailers: “The assessment of the line-up has at all times been about making a recent begin, and that was at all times going to be affected by which dancers carried out nicely this collection.”
The insider famous that many of the professionals rumoured to be leaving had been eradicated within the first half of the final collection.
“It could not have come at a worse time for them, as a result of Strictly bosses really feel they should make some main modifications, even when which means massive names leaving,” the supply added.
The feedback counsel the present’s producers are getting ready for a big overhaul of the skilled dancer roster.
Katya Jones is rumoured to be leaving the BBC present
BBC
Jones and her most up-to-date dance associate Wynne Evans confronted controversy over the last collection over what they described as a ‘foolish joke’.
The incident occurred when viewers claimed Jones appeared uncomfortable after transferring Evans’ hand from her waist throughout a stay broadcast.
Addressing the scenario on It Takes Two, Jones stated: “I simply wish to get one thing out of the best way that I really feel overshadowed our efficiency for completely no purpose.
“Fairly frankly I am unable to bear sitting right here watching this man being portrayed as somebody he isn’t.”
She clarified that the hand motion and high-five had been “an inside joke” between the pair, although she admitted it was each “foolish” and “dangerous”.
Evans later expressed his misery over the incident in a separate interview.
Katya Jones appeared alongside Wynne Evans on final yr’s Strictly Come Dancing
BBC
“I am completely heartbroken by the issues which were written about me within the final day,” he stated.
The Strictly contestant emphasised his shut friendship with Jones, explaining: “Katya and I are actually, actually shut and we’re actually good associates, and on Saturday we made a silly joke.”
“It was a silly joke that went incorrect, OK? We thought it was humorous. It wasn’t humorous. It has been completely misinterpreted,” Evans added.
The clarification got here as each dancers sought to handle the general public response to their on-air second.
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