THE curse of Strictly Come Dancing struck again this week when contestant Seann Walsh and dance partner Katya Jones – he with a girlfriend and her married – ended up on the front of a national newspaper for sharing a drunken kiss.
Walsh has since been publicly dumped by his girlfriend Rebecca Humphries who issued a statement on Twitter saying “his actions over the last three weeks had led to believe something inappropriate was going on”, and that he denied it, repeatedly calling her “psycho/nuts/mental”.
The behaviour of Walsh and Jones sparked national radio phone-ins on the subject of adultery, as well as the obligatory debates on social media. There have been calls for the pair to be thrown off the show, amid rumours bosses want them to leave. But those behind Strictly can have little complaint when its stars get close – bosses deliberately put together couples with “chemistry” and the judges criticise performers not showing an acceptable “connection” in their performances.
It was announced yesterday that when the show returns to BBC1 on Saturday night Walsh and Jones will dance the Charleston – possibly the least romantic of all the dance styles – and of course will be asking for public support (good luck with that).
Now that it has been confirmed they are to continue in the show, it is worth pointing out to all those on their high horses that Strictly, no matter how popular, is just a TV show about dancing celebrities.
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