Strictly pro Neil Jones has been dropped as a competitor in this year’s contest, we can reveal.Bosses have decided not to pair the hunk, 38, with a celebrity on the new series.Instead he will have a reduced role as a background dancer and a member of group routines.Neil is said to be “devastated” by the decision.It comes as his ex Katya Jones, 31, is tipped to get a plum role in the show’s first same-sex couple with Nicola Adams, 37.A show insider said: “After a lot of discussion it was decided that Neil will be dropped from the line-up of professional dancers, so he won’t be partnered with a contestant."He will still be part of the show, but only in group routines.
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