The dancer was seen for the first time since getting the chop in a coat daubed with: 'You only know my name not my story'
STRICTLY'S Katya Jones looked utterly miserable as she was seen for the first time since being axed from the show's line-up over her sleazy snog with Seann Walsh.
The 29-year-old Russian dancer walked her dog this morning wearing a coat daubed with the words: "You only know my name not my story."
It was similar in style to one Melania Trump wore after visiting child migrants on the US-Mexico border, reading: "I really don't care, do you?"
Katya looked upset and emotional with puffy eyes as she went out without any make-up after getting the bad news from the BBC show.
Looking like she hadn't slept a wink last night, she clasped a lead as she went out in a pair of Adidas flip-flops and skinny jeans.
Ironically, she had also picked a T-shirt with the word "Happy" emblazoned across it for her trudge around on the grey day.
As The Sun revealed yesterday, bosses decided not to pair Katya with a celeb this year in a bid to salvage the show's family image.
A source told us: “Katya’s gutted. She knows she’s being punished.”
She is being downgraded to the regular dancing cast and faces double heartache — as bosses look to replace her with humiliated husband Neil.
Katya and dance partner Seann, 33, threw the show into crisis last October when they were snapped snogging in a London street after a late-night drinking session.
Seann’s girlfriend, actress Rebecca Humphries, 31, was left devastated and promptly dumped the comedian before throwing him out.
However, Katya and Neil, who married in 2013, have stayed together despite the cheating scandal.
And now Strictly bosses are on a mission to clean up the show, even as they tackle Stacey Dooley's romance was partner Kevin Clifton.
Our TV insider admitted: “The romance between Kevin and Stacey has caused further headaches for producers who don't want to risk any more sleaze.
“They are constantly trying to kill talk of the Strictly curse. They’re desperate to maintain the family brand after the curse has become too much to handle in recent weeks."
Katya, who is currently rehearsing with colleagues, defended the show last week, saying: "Do families and grandmas still watch it? Yes. So there you go.”
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