Katya Jones is a Russian dancer and choreographer. She was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 12, 1989. Her mother is of Korean ethnicity, and her father was a wealthy Russian. She started dancing at the age of six, training in gymnastics as well as ballroom and Latin-American dance. Jones was previously married to fellow Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones, and they were married in 2013. However, they announced their separation in August 2019.