Katya Jones Nationality: Is Katya Jones Russian?

Russian star Katya Jones, 32, was born in Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova 12 May 1989 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

She is best known for being a professional dancer on the competition show Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2017 with dance partner Joe McFadden.

Katya and Luba Mushtuk, 32, are Russians on the Strictly dance show.

Speaking about the Russian invasion, Katya said: ‘This is total nonsense, we’re so supportive of each other always. The invasion is totally wrong, it shouldn’t be happening.

‘We’ve been in regular touch with Nikita. He’s been very proactive. I find it so upsetting to see what they’re going through. Within our group there’s nothing but support.’

Luba added: ‘It’s been really upsetting to see so much untrue information – we are only about love. We think about the victims and the people who are struggling.’

In the 2020 season, Jones was paired with retired professional and Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams OBE; they became the first same-sex couple to compete in the history of the UK competition’s format.