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Privacy Notice Katya Jones has opened up about her early days on Strictly Come Dancing, revealing she wasn’t media trained when she first joined the glitzy BBC dance floor. Amidst the swirling controversies surrounding the beloved show, the 35 year old pro dancer emphasised that “it’s not about me” and made it clear that she “absolutely cannot talk on others behalf”. She reflected on her journey through the rehearsal rooms, having partnered with eight celebrity contestants over the years. The Russian-born dancer, who became part of the Strictly family in 2016 alongside her then-husband Neil Jones, confessed to not fully understanding what she was diving into, admitting: “I didn’t know what I was getting into”.
Katya Jones has revealed that “didn’t know what [she] was getting into” when she joined Strictly
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Her candid remarks follow the claims made by former Strictly star Amanda Abbington, who recently disclosed to Channel 4 News her complaints to the BBC about “aggressive behaviour” during last year’s rehearsals, describing professional partner Giovanni Pernice as as “inappropriate, mean, nasty bullying” within a “toxic environment”. Giovanni – who quit the show – fiercely denied the ‘defamatory allegations’, with his representative saying in a statement: “We would urge people to wait for the review’s conclusion and not to pay heed to these very serious and defamatory allegations that have no evidence in support of them. Giovanni refutes any claim of threatening or abusive behaviour.” In a candid chat on the podcast ‘Spooning With Mark Wogan’, Strictly’s own Katya Jones spilled the tea about her journey on the dance floor. She confessed: “Authenticity is everything for me. When I joined the show in 2016, I came straight off the competitive career. That means you’re tunnel-visioned on that one goal.
Katya Jones has danced with the likes of Ed Balls, Joe McFadden and Nicola Adams on the show
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“So I wasn’t media trained. I didn’t know what I was getting into. I just knew I loved dance.” OK! has reached out to the BBC for comment. Katya also dished on her approach to training celebs like Joe McFadden, Nicola Adams, and Tony Adams, saying, “It’s not about me,” during her heart-to-heart with Mark. She emphasized: “I’m (not) there to win and they’re not my tool to win the show, my celebrity.” Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones has opened up about her unique approach to training her celeb partners on the dance floor. During a chat with host Mark, she insisted: “I absolutely cannot talk on others behalf. I only know my rehearsal room.” She delved into her teaching style, saying, “I had eight celebrities so far, all of them learned differently, is to encourage them to do more, right? By telling them, ‘That’s not good’ or ‘That’s worse, you can’t do it’. The only thing, you just want to stop, don’t you, if something doesn’t go right and you keep pressing. They just want to stop. My job is to want them to come back to the rehearsal, want them to do it again, ‘Oh, can’t wait for tomorrow’. That’s my job and the only way of doing it is by finding what works for them.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnJoe McFaddenKatya JonesNeil JonesZara McdermottLorraineStrictly Come DancingDrama
