Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones and Lewis Cope headed out for a cosy walk on Monday as they took a break from their training regime.
Strolling around a park in Surrey, the duo looked deep in conversation while spending some down time together.
Lewis, 30, who put on an animated display as he spoke, looked smart in a cream knitted jumper which he teamed with loose fitting jeans.
Katya, 36, opted for a black trench coat which she paired with flared trousers and chunky white trainers.
The pair ate lunch in the sun before they were seen fooling around on a bench, with Katya showing off her gymnastics skills.
Lewis joined this year’s celebrity cast at the last minute to replace Kristian Nairn after he was forced to stepped down for medical reasons.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones and Lewis Cope headed out for a cosy walk on Monday as they took a break from their training regime
Strolling around a park in Surrey, the duo looked deep in conversation while spending some down time together
Over the weekend, Strictly Come Dancing viewers couldn’t help but notice Lewis bore a striking resemblance to a famous TV presenter.
As the celebrities gathered on the iconic Strictly sofa to chat with co-hosts Claudia Winkleman, 53, and Tess Daly, 56, fans couldn’t help but notice Lewis looked very familiar.
Several took to social media to point out that Lewis looks quite a bit like Tess’ husband Vernon Kay, 51.
One wrote: ‘Honestly thought Lewis was Vernon Kay.’; ‘That Lewis looks like Vernon Kay.’; ‘Why does Lewis look like Vernon Kay.’
While another joked that the pair must be related in some way, adding: ‘Ok but like this lad has got to have some relation to Vernon Kay right.’
Lewis revealed on The One Show last month that he learned he’d landed a spot on the show while strolling down London’s Oxford Street with a friend.
The actor bid farewell to Emmerdale in July 2024 after 18 months, when his character Nicky decided to leave the village with his boyfriend Suni Sharma.
Since leaving the soap, Lewis has been no stranger to sharing snaps of his shirtless physique and modelling shoots, as well as his trips abroad with his personal trainer girlfriend, Rachel Lopez.
Lewis, 30, who put on an animated display as he spoke, looked smart in a cream knitted jumper which he teamed with loose fitting jeans
Katya, 36, opted for a black trench coat which she paired with flared trousers and chunky white trainers
The pair ate lunch in the sun before they were seen fooling around on a bench
Katya showed off her gymnastics skills as they filmed a segment
The pair then shook hands
Lewis joined this year’s celebrity cast at the last minute to replace Kristian Nairn after he was forced to stepped down for medical reasons
Over the weekend, Strictly Come Dancing viewers couldn’t help but notice Lewis bore a striking resemblance to a famous TV presenter
Several took to social media to point out that Lewis bears a striking resemblance to Tess Daly’s husband Vernon Kay, 51 (pictured 2023)
He also has an unlikely friendship with legendary football star David, telling Lorraine Kelly: ‘A few years ago he asked me to be in his advert for his fragrance, Bold Instinct. He is such a nice guy.’
The Strictly news was revealed on the BBC show, just hours after Kristian announced that he had been forced to quit the new series of Strictly for medical reasons.
In an official statement, the actor and DJ, 49, said: ‘With a heavy heart, I have to step back from this season of Strictly Come Dancing due to unexpected medical reasons.
‘I was truly looking forward to the journey, and I’m deeply sorry to disappoint anyone who was looking forward to seeing me on the dance floor.
‘Thank you all for your support, and I will be back on my feet very soon, in every sense. Love to all, Kristian.’
Kristian, best known for playing Hodor in Game Of Thrones, is 6ft 10, and worried about how his height would impact him on the dancefloor.
He explained: ‘This will be a huge challenge for me physically, but I’m ready to rise to it! It’s a surreal and wonderful opportunity to shed one of my left feet!’
Sarah James, Executive Producer at BBC Studios, said: ‘We’ve absolutely loved getting to know Kristian in this short time, and he has all the makings of a brilliant Strictly Come Dancing contestant. We’re incredibly sorry to lose him from this year’s series, and we all wish him a speedy recovery.’
