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Strictly bosses ban Seann Walsh from live tour after boozy kiss with dance partner Katya Jones
BBC chiefs made the decision to protect Strictly's family-friendly image after his 'behaviour brought the show into disrepute'
BBC bosses have banned love rat Seann Walsh for Strictly's live tour to protect its family-friendly image after his “behaviour brought the show into disrepute”.
The comic, 32, was caught snogging married dance partner Katya Jones, 29, after a boozy night out in October.
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She was seen in an awkward public show of affection with husband Neil this week as they struggle to fix their marriage.
The couple appeared tense at a charity do in West London before breaking into laughter and kissing when they spotted the cameras.
It has not yet been decided if she will take part in the tour, but Seann will not — the first time a celebrity has not been invited. A show insider told The Sun: “The Strictly tour is a really wholesome, family-friendly event.
“It’s all about good, clean fun and we don’t think that a man who snogs married women in the street fits that image.”
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Seann and Katya were caught kissing outside a London pub after boozing on his girlfriend Rebecca Humphries’ birthday.
She launched a scathing attack on Seann on social media, saying: “He aggressively and repeatedly called me a psycho/nuts/mental, as he has done countless times throughout our relationship when I’ve questioned his inappropriate, hurtful behaviour.”
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The incident also prompted a toxic atmosphere backstage at Strictly, but show bosses hope the ban will put that to bed.
A BBC source said: “Strictly has always been proud of its family-friendly image. Seann brought the show into disrepute with his behaviour.”
The move is likely to come as a huge blow to Seann with the tour usually a bumper payday for the celebs. Stacey Dooley, Joe Sugg and Dr Ranj Singh have all signed up along with the judges.
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