The judge insisted the pro dancer “knows what he is doing” in the aftermath of his wife’s snog with Seann Walsh.
Since The Sun On Sunday revealed earlier this month that the pair had drunkenly kissed in the street, the Russian dancer’s husband Neil, 35, has remained publicly silent on the scandal.
Now, speaking to People, Arlene, 75, said: “You are going to say that a genuinely nice person is a walkover?
“I love Neil – of course he hasn’t commented, he is too smart.
“He knows what he is doing. He is an absolutely wonderful human being.
“He is a true artist. He is a creator and an all-round really, really nice guy, full of ideas and originality.”
While comedian Seann, 32, was dumped by his girlfriend Rebecca Humphries after his cheating was exposed, Katya, 29, and Neil have put on a united front.
They were spotted earlier this week strolling arm in arm along the street.
The professionals smiled as they headed into their hotel ahead of Katya’s romantic Viennese Waltz with Seann Walsh this weekend.
Katya who was dressed in leggings and a puffa jacket, appeared in very good spirits after insisting their marriage was “fine”. Neil, who was dressed all in black, also flashed a smile.
Last weekend Katya and Seann, who were snapped snogging outside a pub, survived the dance off against Vick Hope and Graziano Di Prima.
But despite their history, the pair put on a flirty display on It Takes Two during the week, leaving fans unimpressed.
They are currently the favourites to go and comedian has become one of the most unpopular contestants in the show’s history.
The show’s celebrity dancers and the pros closed ranks on him in the wake of the kissing scandal.
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The Sun On Sunday revealed last week that he has been ostracised from the show’s WhatsApp group, which has all the contestants and their dance partners, including Katya’s husband Neil Jones.
A source said: “It was always felt that Seann wasn’t as liked from the start but after he was pictured kissing Katya those feelings against him have only intensified.
“Seann was overheard voicing his concerns that he gets ignored on the group.”
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