Neil Jones has spoken about his wife Katya's Strictly Come Dancing kissing scandal, where she was photographed locking lips with her celebrity dance partner Seann Walsh, saying: "I can accept people make mistakes."
Last year, professional dancer Katya and comedian Seann were forced to issue a public apology after being spotted kissing on the street while on a night out in London.
In a new interview with Hello! magazine, 36-year-old dancer Neil said he tried to be understanding about the incident.
"I can accept people make mistakes", he said.
"My mum always said, 'People make mistakes in their lives. Don't react, try to understand'. So that is how it always is for me."
Meanwhile, 29-year-old Katya said her "first thought" was for her husband following the controversy.
She said: "We knew we just had to sort it out ourselves. It was quite shocking to be suddenly so exposed and everyone has an opinion on it but we just wanted to focus on us.
"My first thought was for Neil."
She added: "I look at everything as a massive learning process. But actually drop by drop, people typing horrible and unkind things about you, does affect you.
"The hate I felt made me very sad. Neil told me, 'Stop reading, stop looking'.
"I knew I had to focus on what I do best, my dancing, my choreography, my job to the best of my ability."
Seann Walsh's ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries released a statement on social media after the kissing photos were published alleging that Walsh gaslighted her when she voiced her suspicions about his relationship with Jones and called her "psycho/nuts/mental".
She later revealed she was "glad" that pictures were published as it made her realise she was "not crazy".
