Strictly’s Katya Jones shares screengrab of flirty WhatsApp exchange with ex-husband Neil Jones

Katya Jones has shared a screengrab of a flirtatious WhatsApp exchange she had with her ex-husband Neil Jones on Saturday.

Neil, 38, prompted the conversation after texting Katya, 31: ‘What u doing?’ [sic]

Reeling off the words of Bruno’s Leave The Door Open hit, Strictly Come Dancing star Katya – who posted the grab on Instagram – responded: ‘Not much, going go wash my car ATM [at the moment].’ [sic]

Redhead Neil then asked: ‘Where u at?’ [sic] to which Katya replied: ‘Home.’

When professional dancer Neil responded: ‘Oh you got plans?’ Katya said in response: ‘Don’t say that. I’m sipping wine.’

Neil then posted a laughing face emoji, with Katya adding: ‘Got ya.’ [sic]

Across a screengrab of their exchange, Katya penned: ‘Texting Bruno Mars lyrics.’

Katya and Neil announced their separation in September 2019 – ten months after she was pictured kissing her former dancer partner Seann Walsh.

Yet the pair proved they are still amicable exes as they showed off their impressive dancing skills in a lighthearted TikTok video shared in April.

Earlier this year, Katya spoke out about the demise of her seven-year marriage to Neil.

In an interview with Waggel, the Strictly star reflected on how she found her 30th birthday ‘challenging’ because her marriage to Neil was going ‘downhill’.

Talking about the dark period, she said: ‘In 2019 I turned 30, it was a challenging time. I didn’t like where I was, it felt like I was in limbo actually.

‘My relationship was going downhill. I didn’t feel happy in my own company until May 2020, when I spent my birthday in lockdown.’

Katya also revealed she has used the time since her split from Neil to ‘better myself’ and hasn’t dated since they broke-up.  

She said: ‘I’ve come out of a marriage, not even a long-term relationship, but a marriage. Neil and I were together for 12-years, married for seven.’

The professional dancer said she hasn’t even thought about dating because ‘I’ve just been with this person for such a long time’.

Katya added she is ‘happy on my own’ but does have days where she wants to ‘sit down and binge Netflix with someone else’.

The Strictly star also ruled out the prospect of meeting someone on a dating app because she is an ‘old romantic’.

While Katya has remained single since the breakdown of her marriage, Neil had a turbulent brief romance with Columbian dancer Luisa Eusse.

The couple split in January after their relationship was marred by claims Luisa had cheated on Neil and was also just using him for a visa into the country.

Katya admitted she got ‘jealous’ when their dog Crumble, whom they share custody with, spent time with Luisa, but says she is sure if the situation arises again when one of them is in a relationship, it will be ‘absolutely fine’.