Fans said “come back” after the update
Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones has shared an update as the show’s live tour came to an end. The curtain officially came down on the 22nd series of the contest last night with two live shows at the O2 Arena in London.
Katya was partnered with Wynne Evans for the majority of the tour before he stepped away from the tour ahead of the shows in Liverpool last month. The 54-year-old come under fire after The Mail On Sunday reported he was heard making a remark to a woman in a video filmed during the tour launch event on January 16.
Katya participated in the group routines for the rest of the tour and has taken to Instagram to reflect on the final performances. She took to the social media platform to share a series of snaps with her 252,000 followers.
Katya captioned the post: “The last of the Strictly Tour 2025. I hope you all enjoyed it.” The Russian dancer received a series of heartfelt messages after the update as co-star Lauren Oakley said: “Love you [sic]”.
Nancy Xu posted: “I adore you girl.” Jowita Przystal and Tasha Ghouri took to the comments to share a series of heart emojis as the tour come to an end.
Fans also praised the dancer after the update. Meg said: “Always the best time seeing you. You were amazing.” Lexi said: “I didn’t just enjoy, I LOVED it!!”
Crl_0824 posted: “We are going to miss all the tour contents” Luisa commented: “Please come back to Strictly in the autumn.” Julie said: “Liverpool’s Tuesday night was amazing”
Love Island’s Tasha was crowned the tour winner as she won twenty of the shows alongside her partner Aljaž Škorjanec. Katya paid tribute to the partnership in a post on Instagram.
She said: “Just stunning in every sense of this word. Memories to cherish for a lifetime.” However, there was a surprise winner in the last show as Jamie Borthwick won his first glitterball of the tour.
Katya was delighted with the EastEnders actor’s triumph as she shared a clip of him celebrating with the trophy. She said: “What a beautiful moment to finish the tour with.”