Seann Walsh AVOIDS Neil Jones on Strictly return after KISS with Katya Jones

The men kept their distance on Saturday night
Awkward: Seann Walsh and Neil Jones are metres apart
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Emma Powell13 October 2018

Seann Walsh and Neil Jones kept their distance on Strictly Come Dancing, days after the comedian passionately kissed Jones’ wife Katya.

Walsh is paired with the professional dancer, but the two hit the headlines after they were pictured embracing on the night of his then-girlfriend’s birthday.

Walsh returned to the show on Saturday night – and he made sure to avoid Neil.

Walsh and Katya danced their way down the stairs as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcomed them to the dance floor but they soon separated.

Making an entrance: Seann Walsh and Katya Jones
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The comedian was stood away from Katya on the opposite side of the room to her husband Neil as the dancers gathered around Winkleman.

The positioning didn’t go unnoticed by eagle-eyed fans who joked that Neil was keeping his eye on Walsh.

One tweeted: “Loving Katya standing next to her husband in the breakout area and Seann is standing on the other side of the Atlantic doing this weird height thing with the camera. #Strictly.”

A second wrote: “Lol Katya is not stood next to Seann .. #strictly2018 #Strictly.”

Katya and Walsh made public apologies on spin-off show It Takes Two earlier this week following a huge backlash over their actions.

Walsh was dumped by his girlfriend of five years Rebecca Humphries who also accused him of being “controlling” and of calling her a “psycho” when she questioned his relationship with Katya.

Walsh denied the allegations, saying he “regrets” the “one-off drunken mistake” but that he is “not the man he is being portrayed as”.

Katya said she and Neil, who she married in 2013, are “fine”.

Fans called for the dancing duo to be axed from the show, with some calling for week three casualty Lee Ryan to return.

Walsh and Katya are the favourites to get the boot this week.

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