Tony Adams has addressed the apparent “heated argument” he had with partner Katya Jones in the closing moments of Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing live show.
The former footballer, 56, made a series of mistakes during his salsa earlier in the night and ended up at the bottom of the rankings, while Katya, 33, admitted she yelled at him afterwards.
Tony was then seen talking very animatedly to Katya as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly finished the show, leading to rumors of a “heated argument” between the pair.
Awkward: Tony Adams has addressed the apparent “heated argument” he had with partner Katya Jones in the closing moments of Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing live show
Reflecting on the awkward moment while appearing with Katya on Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain, Tony admitted his professional partner can be “a bit overly critical”.
Admitting he “just wants to have a good time” at the BBC dance competition, he said they’re trying to strike a balance between error correction and having fun.
However, he went on to praise “genius” Katya for developing her choreography each week before his partner brushed off “feud” rumors, joking that they “don’t like each other.”
When asked by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls about the reported argument, Tony quipped, “We fight all the time, don’t we?”
Oh man! The former footballer, 56, made a series of mistakes during his salsa on Saturday and was then seen speaking animatedly to Katya, sparking rumors of a “heated row”.
Criticism: Reflecting on the awkward moment appearing with Katya on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Tony admitted his partner can be “a little overly critical”.
To which Katya joked: “We just don’t like each other at all, we don’t get along!”
But Tony continued candidly: “We’ve had two months together now. She trained me and the routines she uses are amazing.
“And sometimes when I’m missing a step, sometimes she’s a bit overly critical and I just want to have a good time too.
“So I think it’s a balance between maybe allowing mistakes and enjoying myself a bit sometimes… I’m not an expert on this.”
Having fun: Admitting he “just wants to have a good time” at the BBC dance competition, he said they’re trying to strike a balance between error correction and having fun
Speaking further about the challenges of performing on Strictly, Tony admitted he “cried” in the first month and was “physically, emotionally and mentally devastated” by the “brutal” nature of constantly learning new moves.
On Saturday, Tony and Katya hoped to improve on their highest scores of the past week with a salsa to Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).”
Unfortunately it wasn’t to be as the judges made some mixed comments about the performance and they ended up at the bottom of the rankings.
Friendly: But he went on to praise ‘genius’ Katya for developing her choreography each week before his partner brushed off ‘feud’ rumors by joking that they ‘don’t like each other’
Row: On Saturday, Tony was seen talking and gesturing very animatedly with Katya as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly closed the show
Craig Revel Horwood simply told the pair, “It didn’t work out tonight – it’s a shame,” while Motsi Mabuse struggled to elicit a compliment as she uttered, “You’ve tried so hard… Things go on in life… Pick up you crown, get out there and salsa it out!’
While Shirley Ballas tried to stay positive by praising Tony’s rotations and “fearless” lifts, she added that it was an “absolute disgrace” that he acted on the wrong foot and made “too many mistakes”.
Following Claudia, Tony said: “I was too busy having fun!
“The crowd was packed and it was great, then I looked down there and I was like, ‘Oh sugar, what’s going on?’
Results: On Saturday, Tony and Katya were hoping to improve on their highest scores of the past week with a salsa to Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”, but it wasn’t to be
“I looked at her face and she said, ‘Oh my God,’ and Katya then admitted that she angrily shouted ‘focus’ at the jock.
On Sunday’s results show, Tony looked shocked as he secured a spot on this week’s Strictly show after the apparent on-air row.
The former footballer couldn’t hide his smile as he hugged his professional partner Katya before happily lifting her up.
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Congratulations: On Sunday’s results show, Tony looked shocked as he secured a spot on this week’s Strictly show after the apparent on-air row