![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-a-celebs-seann-walshs-strictly-scandal-as-a-kiss-destroyed-his-reputation/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Seann-Walsh.jpg&description=While appearing on Strictly Come Dancing has rejuvenated many showbiz careers, it did the exact opposite for Seann Walsh four years ago. But the comedian is hoping his second shot at reality TV will help him change the public's opinion of him, as he enters the Australian jungle alongside Tory MP Matt Hancock on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! "As you can imagine I was very scared after the last time I was on a big show because the fallout was not something you would want to go back to," Seann admitted ahead of appearing on the ITV show. He added: "Grace talked me into doing it. She convinced me it was the wrong attitude to have, not doing it because I feared what people would think, but to do it because I would have a wonderful time." Seann's career was left in tatters when he appeared on Strictly back in 2018, thanks to being caught on camera kissing his professional partner Katya Jones, who was married to fellow pro Neil Jones at the time. Seann Walsh is hopeful his appearance on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Him will repair his reputation ( ITV) The comedian was snapped kissing his married Strictly Come Dancing partner back in 2018 ( SACKS / HARRIS) Seann was also in a long-term relationship with actress Rebecca Humphries, who he lived with at the time. And to make things worse, the day the pictures were taken was Rebecca's birthday. We take a look back at how one kiss destroyed a marriage, a relationship and a reputation... It was October 2018 when Seann and Katya were caught kissing in the street outside a London pub. Seann was partnered with Katya when he appeared on the BBC series in 2018 ( BBC) The stand-up comedian was dating actress Rebecca at the time ( Getty Images Europe) As the dreaded Strictly Curse hit in spectacular fashion, the pair were pictured snogging after leaving the Duke of York in Marylebone. A witness said at the time: "They were snogging like a pair of teenagers and didn't seem to care who might see them." And an insider said that){kind=link}
Seann Walsh’s current partner convinced him to sign up to I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! this year and the comedian hopes a stint in the jungle may finally change the public’s perception of him, four years on from his Strictly snog with Katya Jones
While appearing on Strictly Come Dancing has rejuvenated many showbiz careers, it did the exact opposite for Seann Walsh four years ago.
But the comedian is hoping his second shot at reality TV will help him change the public’s opinion of him, as he enters the Australian jungle alongside Tory MP Matt Hancock on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
“As you can imagine I was very scared after the last time I was on a big show because the fallout was not something you would want to go back to,” Seann admitted ahead of appearing on the ITV show.
He added: “Grace talked me into doing it. She convinced me it was the wrong attitude to have, not doing it because I feared what people would think, but to do it because I would have a wonderful time.”