Strictly’s Neil Jones wants to dance in all-male partnership in 2021 after being left without a partner this year

STRICTLY professional Neil Jones would like to be half of the show’s first all-male partnership. It comes after his former wife and fellow pro Katya Jones joined Nicola Adams this year in the first all-female pairing. Neil, 38, who joined the BBC show in 2016, said: “I wouldn’t have a problem with it. I’d embrace […]

STRICTLY professional Neil Jones would like to be half of the show’s first all-male partnership.

It comes after his former wife and fellow pro Katya Jones joined Nicola Adams this year in the first all-female pairing.

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Neil, 38, who joined the BBC show in 2016, said: “I wouldn’t have a problem with it. I’d embrace it. It would be great.

“We’ve seen so many great male dancers dance together in the past, so why not? We had Nicola on with Katya this year. If it was with another man I’d do the same.”

Neil, who joined Strictly in 2016, missed out on a celebrity partner this year and blamed the shorter scheduling of this year’s competition on being overlooked by the show’s bosses.

The decision to cut the show’s length was made in a bid to ensure it could air safely during the pandemic.

Neil added: “This year has been difficult because there were less celebrities.

“Hopefully next year is back to normal again and I can get a partner. Fingers crossed.”

Katya, 31, and former world flyweight boxing champ Nicola, 38, left the contest early after the Russian-born pro tested positive for coronavirus.

Last month, The Sun revealed how the pair would return for a special one-off dance during the final next weekend.

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Nicola and Katya will return for a special one-off dance during the Strictly final next weekend [/caption]

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