STRICTLY pro Neil Jones has insisted he is straight but joked that his mum always wanted him to be gay. Rumours about his sexuality were rife when wife Katya, 31, was photographed snogging dance partner Seann Walsh, 34, in 2018. Walsh later said: “I’m the guy who kissed a gay man’s wife.” Neil, 38, said: […]
STRICTLY pro Neil Jones has insisted he is straight but joked that his mum always wanted him to be gay.
Rumours about his sexuality were rife when wife Katya, 31, was photographed snogging dance partner Seann Walsh, 34, in 2018.
Walsh later said: “I’m the guy who kissed a gay man’s wife.”
Neil, 38, said: “In ballroom there’s a lot of straight guys.
“But mum was always like, ‘It’s a shame you’re not gay because we could go shopping together’.
“And I was thinking, ‘whether I’m gay or not there’s no chance, you take forever’.”
Neil and Katya announced their split last August, 10 months after the kissing scandal.
The had been married since 2013.
Announcing their split in a joint statement on Instagram, the couple wrote: “We will always love each other, just in a different way as friends.
“This will never change what a great team we make and we are really proud of everything we have achieved together.
“We wish one another every happiness and we will remain the best of friends. We are really looking forward to getting back to the ballroom and can’t wait to keep on dancing. Lots of love from us both xx.”
Last month Katya told fans on Instagram she couldn’t feel more “wholesome, happy and blessed,” as she approached her 31st birthday.
The dancer wrote: “In exactly a month today is going to be my 31st birthday. Turning 30 last year was a very challenging time for me.
“And even though I was on dance tour, doing what I love around my friends, I couldn’t find my peace .
“There are so many preconceptions about turning 30, you can’t help but start to apply them to yourself, it’s meant to be some sort of milestone.
“But this year , even in isolation, even with possibility that I won’t be able to celebrate with my friends or see anyone at all, I couldn’t feel more wholesome, happy and blessed.
“No, there isn’t ‘you have to…’ ,there isn’t ‘you’re meant to…’, there is no right or wrong . It’s just me and my own journey.”
