Katya Jones wants a female partner on Strictly Come Dancing

Katya Jones wants to be partnered with another woman on \'Strictly Come Dancing\'.

The 30-year-old star has revealed she\'d relish the opportunity to dance alongside a female celebrity on the next series of the BBC show.

She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "I would love to dance with a woman on the show.

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"I think creatively it would be really ­interesting and I love coming up with new ideas for stuff. So on that side I think it would be quite interesting."

Katya split from fellow dancer Neil Jones last year after being involved in a cheating scandal with Seann Walsh.

The dancer and her celebrity partner were pictured locking lips after a night out in 2018.

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And the high-profile duo announced their six-year marriage had ended in a statement posted on Instagram.

The statement read: "Hi everyone. As our fans and loyal supporters you are really important to us and so we wanted to let you know some news. After 11 years we have made the mutual decision to separate.

"We will always love each other, just in a different way as friends. This will never change what a great team we make and we are really proud of everything we have achieved together.

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"Our shared love of dance means we will keep working and dancing together as well as exploring individual projects. No matter what we do we will always support and respect each other.

"We wish one another every happiness and we will remain the best of friends. We are really looking forward to getting back to the ballroom and can\'t wait to keep on dancing. Lots of love from us both xx (sic)"