When professional Katya Jones and her partner, Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope, were voted off this year’s Strictly, furious viewers threatened to boycott the BBC dance competition
After their controversial departure from Strictly Come Dancing, pro Katya Jones and Emmerdale star Lewis Cope will be reuniting for a special one off show. Lewis and Katya were voted off this year’s competition two weeks before the final, after going up against Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin in the dance off.
But luckily for fans of the pair, they have a chance to see them together again, when they host their one-off workshop in Lewis’ hometown of Hartlepool. Dance With Lewis and Katya will take place on Sunday 22 February, between 10am and 11.30am, with tickets costing £75 each.
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Posting on Katya’s Instagram Stories, the pair beamed as they told fans about the special opportunity. Lewis said: “So a lot of people have been messaging us and commenting and saying they want to dance with us.
Katya added: “So we’ve decided that we want to dance with you.”
Lewis, 30, continued: “So we are going to do a workshop in Hartlepool, the link will be somewhere around here and in our bios. If you want to come and dance with us, meet us, ask us questions, hang out with us – how exciting!”
The announcement comes after Lewis and Katya’s elimination infuriated fans, with some vowing to switch off. One fan raged on social media: “Oh my goodness! I’ve just read your spoiler and I am shocked to the core. That is SO ridiculous that I don’t think I can bring myself to watch another minute of Strictly. I’m out!”
Another commented: “So angry at this – two absolutely astounding dancers in the dance off and neither should have gone home. I guess there’s no point watching the rest of the series now though so got some time back there!”
A third viewer ranted: “This is a joke. #Strictly used to be a dancing competition, but the best dancer hasn’t won since Jay McGuiness in 2015 & this is the biggest robbery in Strictly history for me. I’ve watched every ep of every series of this show but I’m done for this series. Devastated honestly.”
After they were voted off the show, Lewis paid tribute to his trainer Katya. He said: “It’s been incredible and will be a memory for the rest of my life, and I think it’s all down to you. You’ve given me everything as a friend as a teacher.”
Katya got emotional, saying of Lewis: “I think you have created so many moments for Strictly Come Dancing that will be in the history books, you will be remembered as the best male celebrity we ever had on the show. I really hope Lewis Cope will be remembered for the incredible person you are.”
Lewis opened up about how important Strictly is. He said: “What is life without people. I’ve seen how it’s brought people together.
:It seems to lift people up. It’s brought my family, four generations, together every Saturday night.
“Young boys who thought it wasn’t accessible have started dancing. If you’ve changed one person’s like like that then that’s enough.”
Lewis was no stranger to dancing though, which raised some eyebrows when he joined the cast. The actor appeared in a stage version of Billy Elliot in his youth, and went on to be a runner-up in the Sky One dance series Got to Dance back in 2013.
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