‘A kiss destroyed my dreams’: Seann Walsh admits his life ‘changed forever’ after Katya Jones Strictly scandal and he still suffers from panic attacks
- The comedian, 35, told how his mental health was greatly affected by the incident in 2018 and he is still on anti-depressants
- Seann said he sometimes suffers from panic attacks and said he recently had one ‘the other day’ and had to lie down in the middle of the street
- The comic said that prior to the kiss he had big dreams for his comedy career but then felt like he was ‘living without hope’ when the scandal emerged
- While Katya was supported by her husband Neil Jones after the ‘drunken mistake’, their marriage did not last as they announced their split in August 2019
Seann Walsh has said his kissing scandal with Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones ‘destroyed his dreams’ and changed his life forever.
The comedian, 35, told how his mental health was greatly affected by the incident in 2018 and he is still on anti-depressants and sometimes suffers from panic attacks.
Speaking on the Take Flight podcast, Seann told how he had to ‘lie down in the street’ the other day after a panic attack.
Candid: Seann Walsh has said his kissing scandal with Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones ‘destroyed his dreams’ and changed his life forever
Recalling the moment the kiss became public, he said: ‘From that point on my life changed for ever.
‘The panic attacks came back – big, big panic attacks and I ended up having what I later found out were Vertigo Seizures.
‘I had one the other day, I just lied down – I had to lie down in the street, it’s quite humiliating. It’s London so nobody gives a s***.
‘I have to relive what happened. Still, I can be OK then suddenly the memories of it all come back.
Fling: The pair were seen kissing at the Duke Of York pub in Marylebone in Central London in October 2018.
Scandal: The comedian, 35, told how his mental health was greatly affected by the incident in 2018 and he is still on anti-depressants and sometimes suffers from panic attacks
‘It defeats me and beats me until the plates start spinning and I lose balance and fall and start screaming, so I still get them.
‘They’re less frequent, I’d never had them before. I’m on anti-anxiety, anti-depression, it’s called Sertraline. For me exercise is what helps me.’
Seann said that prior to the kiss he had big dreams for his comedy career but then felt like he was ‘living without hope’ when the scandal emerged.
He said: ‘I was a very dream-like young man, I would dream of doing the Apollo, my sitcom, I was always living in this fantasy land.
‘Then it was suddenly the first time I was living without hope.
Honest: Recalling the moment the kiss became public, he said: ‘From that point on my life changed for ever. The panic attacks came back’
‘A kiss and a statement destroyed my dreams and who I was. What I could have been, what my life could have been, what I could have made myself was gone.’
After images and video of the kiss were released, an onlooker who witnessed Seann and Katya’s kiss, told The Sun they were ‘snogging like a pair of teenagers’ and ‘didn’t seem to care who might see them’.
The pair were at the Duke Of York pub in Marylebone in Central London in October 2018.
Their close relationship was noted by members of the crew but the kiss still came as a shock to everyone.
Career: Seann said that prior to the kiss he had big dreams for his comedy career but then felt like he was ‘living without hope’ when the scandal emerged
Ex: Following the incident, Seann’s actress girlfriend Rebecca Humphries released an impassioned statement in which she revealed he called her ‘psycho’ and ‘nuts’ for questioning his friendship with Katya
Following the incident, Seann’s actress girlfriend Rebecca Humphries released an impassioned statement in which she revealed he called her ‘psycho’ and ‘nuts’ for questioning his friendship with Katya, who he kissed on Rebecca’s birthday.
While Katya was supported by her husband Neil Jones after the ‘drunken mistake’, their marriage did not last as they announced their split in August 2019.
The dancers confirmed they were splitting in joint Instagram statements, but despite writing they had mutual ‘respect’ and ‘love’, a source claimed Katya’s infidelity was something her husband couldn’t get over.
The pair have remained friends since the split and continue to be professional dancers together on Strictly.
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Split: While Katya was supported by her husband Neil Jones after the ‘drunken mistake’, their marriage did not last as they announced their split in August 2019 (pictured in April 2019)
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