Strictly's Katya Jones QUITS social media after dancing partner Mike Bushell received death threats and she faced online abuse over THAT Seann Walsh kiss
Strictly's Katya Jones has quit social media saying it's 'not real' after her dancing partner Mike Bushell received death threats from trolls.
The professional dancer, 30, also faced online abuse last year after she was pictured locking lips with previous contestant Seann Walsh while she was still married to husband Neil Jones.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Katya said: 'I'm off social media; it's not real. For me, it's real what we're doing with our dancing and performance.'
Quit: Strictly's Katya Jones has quit social media saying it's 'not real' after her dancing partner Mike Bushell received death threats from trolls
Katya's decision comes after BBC sports presenter Mike, 53, received a death threat when the pair were saved in the dance off last week.
Judge Shirley Ballas left many fuming when her casting vote sent former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley and her partner Johannes Radebe crashing out of the competition.
After the decision, Mike revealed that he was sent vile messages and said people needed to realise that Strictly is 'an entertainment show'.
Dancing duo: Katya and Mike performed a Charleston on Saturday's show, pictured, but he received threats after being saved in the dance off over Catherine Tyldesley last week
He said: 'It was on Sunday night and my wife Emily just turned to me on the sofa and said: 'Wow, someone has threatened to kill you because of the Strictly voting".
'We just thought "this is ridiculous" and we tried to report the person on social media but they then removed the tweet and then there was a lot of other vile abuse.
'And you're thinking "this is an entertainment show and to get death threats over an entertainment show - this is ridiculous."
'It is perfectly valid for people to have an opinion and I totally understand people saying "Oh Catherine's a better dancer, she should have stayed in and Mike should have gone home." I totally understand that.
Shock: In October 2018 Katya and past Strictly contestant Seann Walsh were caught kissing after a night out in London (pictured), with the pair receiving abuse online afterwards
'On the dance-off you have to trust the judge's opinion and Catherine was completely humble and gracious. We've been messaging each other with messages of support. It's nothing personal like that.'
Katya was also at the receiving end of online trolls last year when she kissed Seann Walsh on October 3 2018.
Their kiss caused ructions as they were seen locking lips in the street, on what transpired to be Seann's then-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries' birthday.
Scandal: Their kiss caused ructions as they were seen locking lips in the street, on what transpired to be Seann's then-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries' birthday (pictured in 2018)
In what became a huge scandal, actress Rebecca took to Twitter when the images came to light to release an open letter aimed at the comedian.
She hit out at Seann in a statement, revealing the images of him kissing Katya were taken after he told her they were going for 'a quiet drink'.
Strictly fans also took to Twitter to slam the pair with one person saying they should 'leave the show and crawl into a hole'.
Tough: Mike (pictured with his dance partner, Katya) was sat on the sofa with his wife when he was horrified to receive a death threat after the Halloween special last weekend
Ten months after the kiss, in March 2019, Katya and her then husband Neil Jones went on Lorraine to talk about the kiss but despite him saying he was in it for the long haul with his wife, the pair split in August.
During the interview Katya said: 'Yeah of course [I regret the kiss] and you don't realise the extent of the damage, to our family... It was horrible for all the professionals who were constantly asked about it.'
Neil confessed he was bombarded with DMs from Strictly fans who instructed him to break up with his wife of five years.
Dancing on: Katya and Mike scored 30 out of 40 for their Charleston to Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines on Saturday
However, the choreographer revealed this wasn't an option for him because he was in it for the long haul with Katya — taking the 'highs' with the 'lows'.
He said: 'I was getting messages on Instagram. Everybody looks at things as a quick relationship. For me, it was all about understanding. I needed to speak to her.'
However despite calling time on their marriage over the summer, Katya told The Sun that she will still wear her wedding ring, saying 'it’s just too pretty to take off — and too expensive as well.'
Ex: However despite calling time on their marriage over the summer, Katya told The Sun that she will still wear her wedding ring, saying 'it’s just too pretty to take off — and too expensive as well' (pictured with ex-husband Neil Jones in January)
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