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Katya Jones: Strictly pro bids farewell in defiant statement over exit 'I won't stop!'

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22.11.2021 - 12:41

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Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones, 32, has taken to Instagram to share a supportive message to Tom Fletcher, 36, and Amy Dowden, 31, following their controversial departure from the BBC series last night.

In view of her 201,000 followers, the Russian dancer issued a defiant statement in defence of the pair after their Couple’s Choice routine was slated by the judges on Saturday night and they lost out in the dance-off to Rhys Stephenson, 28, and Nancy Xu, 30.Katya shared a photo of Tom and Amy sharing a hug from Sunday night’s results show.She penned alongside it: “We’ve lost another gorgeous couple. [crying face emoji]“It just doesn’t get any easier.

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