Katya Jones fears she might end up doing her ‘business in a bucket’ on ‘Celebrity Hunted’

20 March 2023

Katya Jones fears she might end up doing her “business in a bucket” if she’s caught short on the upcoming series of ‘Celebrity Hunted’.

Katya Jones fears she might end up doing her ‘business in a bucket’ if she’s caught short on the upcoming series of ‘Celebrity Hunted’

The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pro, 33, is set to ditch the glamorous costumes she wears on the ballroom of the BBC hit to look “rough” for the Stand Up to Cancer run of Channel 4’s chase show, due to air on March 28.

She told The Sun about her tactics to evade the show’s team of chasers: “Do our business in a bucket? Wow, I hadn’t thought about that!

“We love a comfortable life. We love a good bed, but at the same time, we don’t shy away from getting down and dirty.

“But you never know. When you’re tired on the run, it might not go to plan.

“I’m quite excited about that side of it actually, about how we’re going to react in those extreme situations.

“We can talk the talk, but can we walk the walk?”

The Sun had reported it was hoped Katya would talk about the details of her infamous kiss with her former ‘Strictly’ partner Seann Walsh, 37, during the 2018 run of the show, when she was married to fellow pro dancer Neil Jones, 40, and the comic was dating 35-year-old actress and playwright Rebecca Humphries.

But she told the newspaper she was instead looking forward to ditching the glamorous costumes she wears on the ballroom of the BBC dance show.

She added: “I always stay true to myself and I’m not anxious about looking rough. It’s a side people haven't seen of me that I’m happy to show them.

“I’ve been trying to get my hair extensions out for days, but I don’t think I’ll have time to do it.

“So you might get some trails of hair left behind as my extensions fall out while we’re running! Who knows?”

Katya is part of an athletic line-up for this year’s ‘Celebrity Hunted’, which also includes 31-year-old former Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller.

Life coaches and therapists Nik and Eva Speakman, aged 61 and 53 respectively, will be joining the contest, along with ‘Coronation Street’ actress Nicola Thorp, 34, and her 38-year-old actor partner Nikesh Patel.

Comics Ed Gamble, 37, and 38-year-old James Acaster as well as YouTuber and former ‘Strictly’ star Saffron Barker, 22, as well as broadcaster Bobby Seagull, 39, are also in the 10-strong line-up.

Producer Tom Hutchings said: “Get ready for the adventures of our best set of celebrity fugitives ever as we release them, for the first time, in epic prison break-out style!

“Expect the unexpected as our fugitives enlist the help of their celebrity friends, hide out in the most daring locations and get chased around the UK by our fearless team of Hunters, headed up by Chief Lisa Theaker.”

Commissioning editor for factual entertainment at Channel 4, Ian Dunkley, added: “We are delighted to be bringing back one of the most thrilling nationwide chase games with an esteemed group of celebrities supporting the amazing efforts of Stand Up to Cancer.”