Seann Walsh 'scared' to do I'm A Celeb after 'fallout' from kissing Strictly's Katya Jones

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Strictly Come Dancing that he was dubbed a love rat.The incident occurred after funnyman, who was partnered with professional dancer Katya Jones, were both pictured in a clinch on a night out when they both had partners.The Strictly snog proved damaging to his public persona and now Seann’s new partner, Grace Adderley, encouraged him to go on the ITV reality show to redeem himself.“Grace is the main reason why I am doing I’m A Celebrity,” Seann shared to the Mirror.“As you can imagine I was very scared after the last time I was on a big show because the fallout was not something you would want to go back to."Grace talked me into doing it.“She convinced me it was the wrong attitude to have, not doing it because I feared what people would think, but to do it because I would have a wonderful time."Speaking about the Strictly incident in question, which led to Seann and then girlfriend Rebecca Humphries splitting up, Seann added: “People have voiced their feelings about me and I am hoping they will see I am very different.“I want to create new memories.“I want to make some new friends and new memories and have a nice time.”The fallout from his stint on Strictly also damaged his mental health, but despite the pain Seann has continued to work in comedy, with several of his shows doing well.His Edinburgh show this year Seann Walsh: Is Dead.

Happy Now? was nominated for the Best Comedy show award.Despite being known as a comic, according to The Sun, Seann was “down to his last £20,000” before signing up to the ITV show.A source told the publication about his financial woes, saying: “Seann's had a really tough time of it since his last appearance on reality TV.“He made one silly mistake and he's been absolutely ripped to shreds.