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Sam Elliott

Strictly star Katya Jones quits social media after chilling death threats

Concerned Kayta Jones has shut down her social media after celebrity dance partner Mike Bushell received death threats .

Katya is so angry about about what has been said to the BBC Breakfast host that she is no longer using twitter or Instagram .

Mike has been told to quit the BBC1 show or be a “dead man”.

He received the threat hours after Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas saved him over ex-Coronation Street Catherine Tyldesley in last Saturday's dance-off.

Speaking at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards, Mike, said: "It said that unless I withdraw from the competition now I'm a dead man.

Katya is clearly disgusted by what's been said online (CAMERA PRESS/Keith Mayhew)
Mike was threatened after last weekend's show (Grab)

"It was personal and I thought WTF. There are bigger things in the world to worry about.

"I get that people have their own favourite dancers but it's an entertainment show at the end of the day and to get a death threat is ridiculous.

"My wife saw it first and when I went to see who had sent it, they had already removed the tweet. A death threat? What?! On Strictly?

"You rise above it but it's people being cowardly isn't it? The show is meant to be happy, make people feel happy."

The pair have had a lot of fun this series - but the laughing stopped after they stayed (DIGITAL/EROTEME.CO.UK)

Now, according to The Sun , Katya is quitting social media.

The dancer, 30, said: “I’m off social media; it’s not real. For me, it’s real what we’re doing with our dancing and performance.

“There’s no need for negatives. I just want to do my own thing.”

Mike, 53, added: "We haven't reported it to police because the tweet had already gone. The BBC have been great, really supportive.

Kayta is coming off social media because of the death threats (Brett D. Cove / SplashNews.com)

"There were others saying 'f*** off, you've got to pull out of the competition', but you don't quit.

"I'm fine. As you get older you get thick skinned. I'll just come out fighting harder this week.

"I totally have time for people that say the judges made the wrong decision. Everyone has their own opinion don't they?"

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