Were Katya Jones and Strictly husband Neil Jones in an open relationship all along?

Katya was snapped kissing her dance partner Seann Walsh last week 
Emma Powell10 October 2018

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has hinted that Katya Jones is in an open relationship with husband Neil Jones.

Katya was pictured passionately kissing her dance partner Seann Walsh on a night out in London last week, with Neil yet to comment on the incident.

Phillips hinted Neil’s silence could be down to the couple, who have been married since 2013, being in an open relationship.

Speaking on Lorraine she said: “We all love Neil and Katya, there’s a togetherness and in truth, who knows what their relationship is.

Speaking out: Arlene Phillips on Lorraine talking THAT Strictly scandal (S Meddle/ITV/Rex )
S Meddle/ITV/Rex

“I know many people who have open relationships, we don’t know that, and we knew nothing about Seann’s relationship with the girlfriend, and obviously it’s been something that’s ongoing.”

Happy marriage: Dancers Neil and Katya Jones ( Tim P. Whitby/ Getty )
Tim P. Whitby/ Getty

Walsh was publicly dumped on Twitter by his girlfriend of five years Rebecca Humphries in the wake of the pictures.

She accused him of being “controlling” and of calling her a “psycho” every time she voiced concerns about his closeness with Katya.

Phillips said it’s hard not to build intimacy on the show as the couples train for hours a day together, but shut down talk of a Strictly ‘curse’ being to blame for the breakdown of relationships on the show.

Dumped: Seann Walsh with his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries
Rebecca Humphries/Instagram

She said: “It’s such an intense relationship. You get closer and closer, you’re thrown together and many people in a strong relationship it doesn’t matter how close they get, they go back home.”

Neil has yet to comment on the incident, but broke his social media silence on Monday to post a near-naked picture of himself posing on a rock.

Katya and Walsh have both apologised for their “actions” with Walsh referring to it as a “one-off drunken mistake” and Katya insisting she is “very happy” in her marriage to Neil.

Lorraine is on ITV, weekdays at 8:30am

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