Strictly Come Dancing Katya Jones and John Nellis, Digi Mart USA News: Professional Strictly star Katya Jones and her celebrity partner John Nellis were spared the dance-off last weekend, November 7, but according to body language expert Judi James, Katya appeared to expect the couple would be fighting to stay in the competition.
Speaking to Paddy Power, Judi said Katya showed signs of agony and frustration while the pair was in the bottom four. She said the professional dancer often turns no-hopers into potential winners through hard work and willpower, but suggested Katya had met her match in John.
Judi said John did not look like a likely winner this season, yet his first dance showed strong potential. Since then, she said, he appears to be stalling or slipping, through no obvious fault of Katya or himself, and warned he could be caught in a Strictly “death spiral”.
Judi described Katya’s reactions as she waited for the results, including an expression of pain when Bethany and Nancy’s names were called first and a face creasing into agony at the second call, while John offered comfort. Judi said Katya is a trooper and will fight back with John next week, though finding a way out of his current slump may be difficult.
Katya and John are currently at the bottom of last weekend’s leaderboard, alongside Cach Mercer, after receiving a score of 26 from the judges. The leaderboard is set to change again when celebrities and pros perform fresh routines on Saturday, November 14, on BBC One from 6:25pm.
