Katya Jones


Katya Jones is a Russian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the competition show Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2017 with dance partner Joe McFadden.

Early life

She was born in Sestroretsk, near Leningrad, Soviet Union and started dancing at the age of six, training in gymnastics as well as Ballroom and Latin-American dancing. Her father is a senior oil company executive and her ethnic Korean mother is a graduate in engineering.

''Strictly Come Dancing''

In 2016, Jones became a professional in the BBC ballroom dancing show Strictly Come Dancing for its fourteenth series. Jones was partnered with former Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls. For the fifteenth series, Jones partnered Holby City actor Joe McFadden and the couple were the series winners. For the sixteenth series Jones partnered comedian Seann Walsh. For the seventeenth series, she was partnered with Sports presenter, Mike Bushell.
SeriesPartnerPlaceAverage score
14Ed Balls6th22.6
15Joe McFadden1st33.8
16Seann Walsh11th22.5
17Mike Bushell8th23.5

Performances with Ed Balls

She partnered politician Ed Balls for the fourteenth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
;* number indicates Ed & Katya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Performances with Joe McFadden

She partnered Scottish actor Joe McFadden for the fifthteenth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
;* number indicates Joe & Katya were at the top of the leaderboard.

Performances with Seann Walsh

She partnered comedian and actor Seann Walsh for the sixteenth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
;* number indicates Seann & Katya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Performances with Mike Bushell

She partnered television presenter Mike Bushell for the seventeenth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
Katya took part in the national Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour in 2017.
In October 2018 it was announced she would be appearing with Neil Jones at Donahey's Dancing with The Stars Weekends in 2019.

Stage Performances

Jones starred in dance show 'Somnium: A Dancer's Dream', directed and choreographed by Neil Jones. The show was performed from the 20th-22nd of June 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre.

Personal life

Jones married her boyfriend of five years, Neil Jones, a dancer and fellow cast member of Strictly Come Dancing, on 3 August 2013. In October 2018 a video and photos of Jones kissing her celebrity Strictly partner Seann Walsh were published. On 18 August 2019 Jones and her husband announced that they had separated.