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Strictly’s Katya Jones says relationship with dancer hubby Neil ‘started on a lie’

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Katya Jones has revealed how her relationship with husband and fellow pro dancer Neil Jones “started on a lie”.

The Strictly star poked fun at her spouse in a conversation that saw the couple look back fondly on their years together.

Speaking on A Shaw Thing, the podcast hosted by professional dancers Craig and Evgeniya Shaw, she revealed how it “wasn’t a good start” when they first met.

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Katya, 29, jokingly insisted that Neil, 36, lied to her about his age when they first paired up as dancing partners in competitions – and she believed he was a lot younger.

She explained: “I thought Neil was 20, 21, 22. He was 26! He was way too old for me to dance with but he dragged me into the partnership.”

But Neil, who laughed as they reminisced about their early years, was adamant that Katya had got it all wrong.

Katya Jones, Neil Jones
Katya and Neil married in 2013 (Credit: Grant Buchanan / Flynet – SplashNews)

He told the podcast hosts: “No lies actually happened. I just didn’t contradict when she was talking about other dancers being really old at the age of 26.”

Speaking further, Neil said he “just went with it” since Katya never actually asked how old he was, insisting, “I look young, it was fine.”

When asked if Katya now knows his real age, Neil joked that she doesn’t – and that he’s really 45.

Katya Jones, Neil Jones
The couple danced together in competitions before their romance (Credit: @mr_njonesofficial Instagram)

He also joked that he’s the “better half” of the couple and “the brains” in the relationship.

Their marriage came under pressure last year when Katya was snapped kissing Seann Walsh, who was her dance partner on Strictly at the time.

Katya and Seann both apologised after the photos emerged – although the comedian later wondered whether or not he’d actually done anything wrong.

To repair their relationship, Katya and Neil jetted off on what a source told The Sun was a “make or break” holiday.

But if this latest podcast interview is anything to go by, the two are doing just fine now.

Only last month, Katya bought Neil tickets to watch Liverpool FC play Crystal Palace and they cuddled up in the stands to watch the game.

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Neil shared a cute snap with the caption: “Thank you wifey you definitely put a smile on my face for 2019 with this match at Anfield.”

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