KISSING colleagues Seann Walsh and Katya Jones are favourites to be booted off Strictly this weekend after they returned to their flirting ways on spin-off show It Takes Two.

The pair were interviewed by Zoe Ball this week after they survived the dance off against Vick Hope and Graziano Di Prima on Sunday.

William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams explained: “After the weekend we felt that Seann was out of the woods and that viewers would treat him as a normal contestant.

“But it appears that the public have taken exception to their flirty performance of ‘It Takes Two’ and we would be surprised if they are not in the bottom two at the weekend.”

The bookmakers have now offered odds of 9/4 on viewers axing Seann and Katya, whilst Dr Ranj is a close second to go at 2/1.

The pair were snapped snogging outside a pub earlier this month which led to Seann being dumped by his girlfriend.

And it Takes Two viewers were unimpressed with their cosy attitude this week, with one writing: "It's been interesting to see Katya's outfit change. The week they got found out, it was like she was wearing a tent. This week, back to more skin."

Others said they are desperate for him to be booted off: "Sorry but I think Seann is neither funny nor likeable. Hope he's voted off this weekend."#

The comedian has become one of the most unpopular contestants in the show’s history and is now ostracised by his fellow competitors.

The show’s celebrity dancers and the pros closed ranks on him in the wake of the kissing scandal.
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.

It comes just days after former cricketer Graeme Swann, partnered with Oti Mabuse, candidly revealed that there are “one or two” people that “nobody really likes” and admitted that tensions on the BBC One dance show are at an all-time high.

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."

It’s understood that anguished Neil has been relying on fellow pro Kevin Clifton for support, after he went through his own split with dance wife Karen last year.