It's Strictly deja vu! Katya Jones' 'hand incident' isn't first time dancer has been involved in on-screen controversy with a partner

Katya Jones and Wynne Evans are desperate to draw a line under their 'hand-gate' Strictly Come Dancing soap opera - but it is not her first on-screen drama. The former footballer said that she could be over critical 2018: Strictly was caught up in its biggest scandal of all time when Seann Walsh and his pro partner Katya were caught kissing on a night out Katya is close to Ed Balls and recently had lunch with him - and was also spotted with Tony and his family in the Cotswolds earlier this year. They later said it was a private joke After eagle-eyed viewers expressed concern on social media, the pair took to Instagram to address the situation and said there was no feud They then appeared on It Takes Two where they said the awkward Strictly Come Dancing exchange was an inside joke and added that fan reaction had 'overshadowed' their live performance Katya and Wynne's 'hand-gate' incident has caused another kerfuffle for the BBC, after Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima left. Katya Jones last night defended her celebrity partner Wynne Evans, declaring he has been ‘portrayed as someone he is not’. Mr Evans admitted he had watched the footage of the incident back and confessed: ‘I can see how people may have misinterpreted it.’ Strictly’s Katya Jones spent the weekend with her former partner Tony Adams and his family as she enjoyed a trip to the Cotswolds The dancer, 34, was paired with the former Arsenal footballer, 57, during the 2022 series of the BBC show, however the couple were forced to withdraw from the competition in week eight after Tony sustained a hamstring injury But a row was spotted when hosts Claudia and Tess Daly were wrapping up the show the week before During last year's series another awkward moment occurred with one of Katya's former dance partners Nigel Harman, who stormed off stage after poor scores Katya was married to Neil Jones at the time of the kiss with Seann Walsh, with the former couple announcing their split in August 2019 Clutching his arm, Ms Jones said she ‘can’t bear’ the criticism her co-star is getting and that there was no wrongdoing.