Strictly star Wynne Evans played matchmaker with Katya Jones and “every man in Wales”, but the professional dancer is still single.
The pair were partnered up on Strictly last year, with Wynne promising Katya he would find her a Welshman to date, but it didn’t quite go to plan, the star has revealed. Katya has been single since splitting with her husband, fellow Strictly pro Neil Jones in 2019, after six years of marriage.
Katya and Wynne sparked feud rumours following a clip of him placing his hand on her waist during a Strictly live show, with Katya spotting pushing him away. The video was shared widely on social media, with critics suggesting the singer had made his dancer partner feel uncomfortable – but both parties insisted it was just a joke and publicly apologised.
Another video of him trying and failing to high-five her caused fans to think there was some behind-the-scenes drama – but again, both parties dismissed it. They’ve now proved there is no bad blood between them, with Wynne claiming to have tried to help her find love again following the breakdown of her marriage.
Katya, 35, told the Mail on Sunday: “Wynne said he would find me a husband in Wales but we were too busy dancing in the end. I am certainly still single. I’m going to have to ask him about that.” Wynne, 52, joked: “I did introduce her to every man in Wales. But unfortunately none of them were good enough.”
Despite Wynne’s best efforts, it seems it will have to take someone special to coax Katya away from her single life. She took to social media in December to share a post celebrating her relationship status, and saying she values her “solitude”.
She wrote: “Do I like being single? Yes, I do. Do I wish I were in a relationship? Absolutely. But here’s the thing: I will stay single until I find someone whose presence is more valuable than my solitude, someone who truly appreciates and respects me. Until I find that person, I’m perfectly happy with myself. My peace and my self-worth are far too important to settle for anything less.”
Katya’s marriage to Neil Jones, 42, took a turn for the worst following photos that showed her and her celebrity partner in 2018, Seann Walsh kissing. Both Katya and Seann were in relationship with other people at the time – Seann was seeing The Crown actress Rebecca Humphries.
In 2019, a year on from the infamous kiss scandal, Katya and Neil Jones called time on their six-year marriage. Despite speculation, Neil has clarified that the Seann Walsh kiss wasn’t the catalyst for their split, despite many putting it down to the dreaded Strictly curse.
In an interview with The Sun in 2020, Neil revealed: “We found that we’d grown apart like people do, so we were like, ‘OK, let’s go our separate ways’. We are lucky that we don’t have kids. It had nothing to do with what happened [with Seann]. We were moving in different directions but we are friends again now. Katya is a great girl and I’ve got nothing bad to say about her.”
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