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Moment Strictly’s Katya Jones took sneaky swipe at Wynne Evans ‘feud’ rumours after axe – did you see it?
Plus, what fans are saying since they got booted off
KATYA Jones seemingly took a sneaky swipe at the audience when she and her celeb dance partner were voted off the BBC One show.
The Strictly dancer, 35, appeared to make a veiled dig on live national television at the rumours that she and celebrity dance partner Wynne Evans, 52, are embroiled in a nasty feud.
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Fans noticed that on Sunday night (November 17), the couple did a missed high five in the final dance to close the show.
Reacting to the moment, one fan on X, formerly known as Twitter, penned, "Love that Katya did the 'missed high five' move in that final dance with Wynne.
"The hatred that some keyboard trolls spewed in their direction is both unfathomable and ridiculous."
"People can be vile. It’s not just being critical of a dance, it’s relentless hatred. Imagine feeling like that about a dance show? Perhaps not watch it if it’s that offensive," said another.
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While a third penned, "It’s really been hard to look on the Strictly tag sometimes because it’s inundated with constant negativity and cruelty, I’d like to see other people who are enjoying the show but some people either take it too seriously or are way too comfortable being outright mean."
And a fourth added, "As if Katya & Wynne did the high five thing again."
The 'missed high five' seemingly referenced a moment earlier on in the series when Wynne went to high five Katya, with her seemingly ignoring the gesture.
FEUD RUMOURS
The above moment happened in October, with another incident also taking place on the same night.
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After the 'missed high five', the Go Compare opera singer placed his hand on Katya's waist, which sparked her to remove it quickly.
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The moment quickly went viral and sparked chatter online despite the dancing duo affirming that it was just an "inside" joke and wasn't to be taken seriously.
Fans weren't convinced though, and Wynne even spoke about the situation while on a radio show.
The Welsh opera singer said that he was "heartbroken" things had gone as far as they had, as there was nothing between the pair.
Meanwhile, Katya spoke out about the viral moment on the Strictly spin-off show, It Takes Two.
JUST A SILLY JOKE
"Quite frankly I can't bear sitting here watching this man being portrayed as someone he is not," she said on the show last month.
"And in fact it couldn't be further away from the truth so I have to make this absolutely clear, that this whole incident with the hand and the high five on Saturday night, it was an inside joke between Wynne and I.
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"Was it a silly joke, yes, was it a bad joke, yes."
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This comes after Welsh Opera singer Wynne and his professional dance partner Katya became the eighth pair to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night.
During the Blackpool episode, Wynne and Katya were up against former X Factor winner Shayne Ward and his pro dancer Nancy Xu.
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Fans have reacted in the aftermath of the couple being booted off the show.
"Right decision but I'm sad to see Wynne and Katya go. Katya's my fave pro and Wynne seems like a lovely man. I wish people wouldn't say 'thank god for that' and 'it's about time', Wynne's deserved his place in the competition as much as everyone else. I'll miss him," penned one.
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