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Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones has said Blackpool is 'beautiful' as she reflected on her incredible dancing journey that saw her spend a lot of time in the seaside town.

The professional dancer is best known for being part of the hit BBC One dance show, having made her debut back in 2016, before winning the competition in her second series with Holby City actor Joe McFadden.

Katya is said to have started dancing at the age of six, training in gymnastics as well as Ballroom and Latin-American dancing. She later went on to become an eight-time British National champion in Latin American dancing and a two-time world champion in the same discipline.

She made Strictly history in 2020 for being part of the show’s first ever same sex partnership with boxer Nicola Adam

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