Strictly Come Dancing fans might be confused to find out that Katya Jones’ full name is actually something different after her celebrity dance partner Adam Peaty called her by her ‘real’ name during training.
Fan-favourite Katya, 32, set Olympic swimmer Adam, 26, a question during rehearsals ahead of Saturday’s live show.
She asked: “What’s my name, Adam?”
The sportsman shouted from across the studio: “Katushka”, with a huge smile.
Katya laughed and answered, “That’s damn right.”
However, it turns out that neither Katya or Katushka is the professional dancer’s real name.
The Russian champ was actually named Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova at birth.
(Image: Instagram/Katyjones)
Her surname changed to Jones after she married fellow Strictly dancer Neil Jones in 2013.
The pair later split up after Katya was pictured kissing her Strictly partner Seann Walsh, who also had a girlfriend.
Katya has been sharing videos in the gym, joking about what it’s like having Adam as a partner.
She joked as she pushed a weight sled across the gym: “That’s what it feels like dancing with Adam Peaty.”
(Image: Instagram/Katyjones)
Adam is unsurprisingly very competitive given his Olympic background.
He’s wondering what will happen if the judges don’t like his moves.
The ambitious star said: “I can take criticism but if I think it was a good dance, I’ve put my heart and soul into it, hours and hours of training and a lot of hard work then if someone says it’s a three or a four then I’m not going to be happy am I.”
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But he added: “That’s the game, that’s what I’ve got myself in for I guess.
“I know it’s going to be very hard and very different. Once the training starts I’ll work hard, very hard.”
He continued: “I’ve won pretty much every competition I’ve gone into.
The medalist added: “Going into this is very different. I have no idea what to expect.
(Image: BBC)
“Whatever my pro dancer says, I’ll do. I’ll trust her with my life.”
Fans will be excited to see what he gets up to when the live shows start properly.
Hopefully, his training will come in handy, but viewers were impressed with what they saw in the first group dance last weekend.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
