Piers Morgan has shared his thoughts on Strictly Come Dancing stars Katya Jones and Seann Walsh’s kiss, predicting it could be “awkward” in the rehearsal room going forward.
At the weekend, The Sun on Sunday published pictures showing comedian Seann and his pro partner Katya snogging in the street.
Hours later, Seann and Katya issued apologies to their Twitter accounts, blaming booze for the kiss.
During Monday’s Good Morning Britain, Piers claimed Strictly will now be “awkward” because of the kiss, before calling alcohol a “terrible thing”.
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As showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold told viewers about the incident, Piers said: “What it is in the water at Strictly Come Dancing?
“Now they have to carry on dancing with each other. We now know there’s more than just a little frisson in the air. That is awkward.”
He added: “If you’re one of the partners involved on the other side, you probably wouldn’t want to see this every weekend would you. Alcohol, it’s a terrible thing.”
His co-star Susanna Reid then quipped: “That’s why I’ve given up – and I don’t do terrible things anymore.
“There was no drunken snogging during my time on Strictly.”
Piers joked: “That’s why I wouldn’t do [Strictly], those dancers would find me too irresistible.
“It’s a very strange thing, this thing of dancing with someone close for eight hours a day for weeks on end that’s not actually your partner.
“[It’s] human nature. It’s a bit like the leading ladies and men on movie sets. So many of them have affairs because they’re so intimate with each other.”
Susanna added: “Can I just step in? It was just a kiss. And they’d have a few drinks, we’d all had a few drinks.”
She added: “I think we’ve all had a few drinks and had a kiss,” to which Piers asked: “Have we?”
It comes after Seann’s girlfriend Rebecca Humphries hinted at her heartbreak on Twitter following his smooch with Katya.
Rebecca liked a string of tweets from supporters, including one that pointed out Seann had not namechecked Rebecca in his apology.
She liked one tweet that read: “You seem ace and generally an all round excellent human. Sorry a mean, rubbish thing happened to you. Women of the UK are behind you. Rock on.”
On Sunday evening, both Seann and Katya issued apologies via their Twitter accounts, both calling the kiss an “one-off mistake”.
In light of the story in today’s newspaper I would like to offer my sincere apologies for my actions. This is no excuse but it was a one-off drunken mistake which I am truly sorry for.
— Seann Walsh (@seannwalsh) 7 October 2018
Seann wrote: “In light of the story in today’s newspaper I would like to offer my sincere apologies for my actions. This is no excuse but it was a one-off drunken mistake which I am truly sorry for.”
Katya, who is married to fellow Strictly professional dancer Neil Jones, echoed that by writing: “I’m so sorry about any offence or hurt I may have caused with my actions. I wasn’t thinking and it was a one-off mistake after some drinks.
I’m so sorry about any offence or hurt I may have caused with my actions. I wasn’t thinking and it was a one-off mistake after some drinks. I love my husband and we are very happy together, this is not a reflection on our relationship.
— katya Jones (@Mrs_katjones) 7 October 2018
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“I love my husband and we are very happy together, this is not a reflection on our relationship.”
After the images were published, a source claimed the pair “were snogging like a pair of teenagers and didn’t seem to care who might see them”.
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