Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Neil and Katya Jones pictured on stage for first time since split

Katya Jones and Neil Jones during a performance at the red carpet launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2019 (Ian West/PA)
Katya Jones and Neil Jones during a performance at the red carpet launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2019 (Ian West/PA)

Neil and Katya Jones danced together for the first time since announcing their split during the red carpet launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2019.

The pair announced their separation in an official statement earlier this month after six years of marriage and 11 years together overall.

Strictly Come Dancing Launch 2019 – London
Katya Jones and Neil Jones at the red carpet launch (Ian West/PA)

At the BBC event in London, the estranged couple performed in front of a live audience, as their fellow professionals also took to the stage.

Dressed in sequinned costumes, Neil and Katya were cheered on as they moved alongside one another.

Their split came nearly a year after Katya was pictured kissing her former dance partner Seann Walsh, although they did not cite the comedian in their reasons for the break-up.

Russian choreographer Katya was pictured sharing a kiss with Walsh on a night out during the last series of Strictly.

Strictly Come Dancing Launch 2019 – London
Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli at the launch (Ian West/PA)

The incident led to the pair performing a “dance of shame” on the show, as the media scrutinised another instance of the so-called Strictly curse.

Neil and Katya remained together following the controversy, and have said the well-publicised incident was not the cause of their split.

They said in a joint statement that they have “made the mutual decision to separate”, adding that their relationship had mellowed into a friendship.

Earlier Katya had taken to Instagram to share her excitement about the launch.

“It’s only bloody red carpet day for my 4th season of BBC Strictly,” she said.

“I will never forget my first one! And every year it’s one of the best days of the year! Now it’s only dancing until Christmas!”

The event comes after redhead Neil announced last week that he would be heading out on the road with his new show, titled Gingerland.

The 21-date tour will be his first since the split and will see him explore “what made me unique in the world of ballroom dancing and who influenced me as a dancer”.