Seann Walsh Katya Jones kiss: 'Very angry' Strictly Come Dancing pros 'given curfew'
Seann Walsh Katya Jones kiss: 'Very angry' Strictly Come Dancing pros 'given curfew'
SEANN WALSH and Katya Jones kiss led to the Strictly Come Dancing 2018 professionals having a “curfew” imposed, Graeme Swann has claimed as he addressed the consequences of the controversial incident.
Minnie Wright | 2019-10-18T19:22:00Z
The 39-year-old former England cricketer has become a fan favourite on Strictly Come Dancing this series and has been close to the action in the commotion which followed Seann, 32, and his partner Katya, 29, being pictured kissing on a night out.
Appearing on Radio 5Live earlier today, Graeme spoke out about how events had unfolded behind-the-scenes on Strictly since the kiss, saying the professional dancers had been left “angry”.
“I think the pros were told to ‘wind your neck in’,” he said.
“And they were all very angry because they couldn’t go to a couple of functions that they wanted to.
They were all very angry because they couldn’t go to a couple of functions
Graeme Swann
“A curfew was placed upon them,” Graeme continued. “So it’s very much like being in a team, if one person lets the side down…”
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Sean and Katya were the favourites to get the boot from the much-loved competition last weekend when they took to the dance floor for the first time since snaps of their smooch were published.
The pair previously apologised for their actions, with Seann calling the kiss a “one-off drunken mistake”.
Katy, who has been married to fellow Strictly pro Neil Jones, 35, since 2013, also appeared on It Takes Two alongside her celebrity partner, opening up about her relationship with her husband in the wake of the kiss.
“I apologise to everyone it hurt and it involved, but the main thing for me is me and Neil are fine,” she said.
“I’m focusing on my job and doing it as professionally as I can.”
The duo ended up escaping the dance off thanks to an impressive score of 28 points from the judges and a wave of support from viewers voting from home.
Meanwhile, Graeme and his professional partner Oti Mabuse, 28, won over the judges with their Jive last weekend.
Dressed in an eye-catching pink outfit, complete with fuchsia shoes, he received a standing ovation and looked delighted as he headed over to the judges to hear their critique.
“I counted all the way through; you did not miss a beat,” Bruno Tonioli, 62, praised.
“Technically it needs to be a lot more exacting and it also needs a lot more precision,” Craig Revel Horwood, 53, warned, before adding: “As a Jive, I thought it was poor, but as an entertainment piece, I think it was great.”
Darcey Bussell, 49, complimented his energy levels and suggested he worked on pointing his feet in the kicks.
“I rather liked it,” Shirley Ballas, 57, said. “I loved everything about your personality. You’re starting to become really quite consistent, so I think that’s very good.”
They scored a respectable 26 points, putting him in joint eighth place on the leaderboard with Joe Sugg, 27, and his partner Dianne Buswell, 29.
This Saturday, he will be hoping to keep improving and climbing the leaderboard with a Tango to Roxanne.
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