Strictly’s Katya Jones gets VERY close to sweaty partner Nigel Harman as they rehearse steamy rumba
STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Katya Jones was seen getting very close to Nigel Harman as they rehearsed the rhumba this week.
Ballroom pro Katya, 34, and EastEnders star Nigel, 50, looked rather intimate while practing the steamy routine last night.
The pair looked on the verge of kissing while engaging in the sensual dance ahead of Saturday night’s showdown.
In one snap, Katya and Nigel can be seen embracing one another inside a West London studio.
The Russian choreographer even grabs his sweaty neck at one point in their rehearsal.
Actor Nigel lifts her up into the air later on, with his gorgeous partner gazing down at him.
It looks like they’re both off the market, though, as Nigel is married to actress Lucy Liemann – who he shares an 11-year-old daughter with.
And The Sun reported back in July that Katya had started dating property mogul William Abbotts, eight years her junior.
Last week, a furious Nigel was filmed appearing to storm off the Strictly dance floor after judges panned his quickstep.
His and Katya’s routine to Duke Ellington’s It Don’t Mean A Thing left them second from bottom of the judges’ leaderboard.
And Nigel was visibly crestfallen as Craig Revel Horwood said: “The footwork, my love — it went wrong quite a bit.”
He hung his head as Anton Du Beke added: “Well, it’s a shame as you’re such a brilliant dancer. It’s just amazing and then you have made a couple of mistakes.”
In footage with 1.4million views on social media, he is seen darting backstage within seconds of the BBC cameras stopping shooting.
Katya briefly stands still before hurrying after, while other contestants happily dance and hug.