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Strictly Come Dancing stars Katya and Neil Jones ‘split as he couldn’t get over her snog with Seann Walsh’
DANCERS Katya and Neil Jones split because he could not get over her infidelity, a source close to the former couple has confirmed.
The Russian beauty, 29, and her Brit husband, 37, struggled for nine months to move on from her indiscretion with Strictly celeb Seann Walsh last October.
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They threw in the towel six weeks ago — announcing the split on Sunday.
An insider said: “The infidelity highlighted problems within the relationship and made it impossible for them to get back on track.
“They are determined not to let their split affect Strictly as it’s their main source of income.
"They’re being guided by how Kevin and Karen Clifton handled their split.”
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The final nail for Katya and Neil, who put an elephant pic on , was poor ticket sales for their show Somnium: A Dancer’s Dream.
A month ago they both departed from their joint management United Agents to forge themselves as separate brands.
The source said: “The public were not buying into them together any more.”
The couple, who wed in 2013, made a joint announcement on their social media pages on Sunday afternoon.
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It read: “As our fans and loyal supporters you are really important to us and so we wanted to let you know some news.
“After 11 years, we have made the mutual decision to separate. We will always love each other, just in a different way as friends.
Neil and Katya, who were dance partners since 2008, won the World Amateur Latin Championships three times.
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Behind-the-scenes video shows that Katya Jones and husband Neil are still not dancing together on Strictly
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