Rebecca Humphries recalls being ‘gaslit’ by Seann Walsh and moment he called her ‘psychopath’ following Katya Jones kiss

The Seann Walsh and Katya Jones kiss was one of many greatest Strictly Come Dancing scandals, and now his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries has supplied deeper perception into what went down.

Comic Seann competed with Katya within the 2018 collection of the BBC dance present, with professional companion Katya married to fellow Strictly star Neil Jones – whom she later divorced – on the time.

He and Katya shared a drunken snog, which ended up on the entrance web page of each newspaper.

The comedian and his then-girlfriend Rebecca cut up instantly following his kiss with Katya and issues received fairly messy.

In dialog with Jada Pinkett Smith for Purple Desk Discuss, the actress recalled feeling like ‘one thing was off’ about Seann’s friendship with Katya however, when she questioned him, he known as her ‘psycho.’

Then, following Seann’s evening out on Rebecca’s birthday, she tearfully confronted him and stated: ‘I really feel like there’s one thing happening right here,’ unaware of the kiss on the time.

Rebecca recalled the second her ex-boyfriend known as her a ‘psychopath’ (Image: WireImage)

Television programme: Strictly Come Dancing 2018 - TX: 08/09/2018 - Episode: n/a (No. 1) - Picture Shows: Seann Walsh, Katya Jones - (C) BBC - Photographer: Ray Burmiston
Seann and Katya have been voted out of Strictly in week six (Image: BBC)

In response, Seann informed her: ‘In case you noticed the 2 of us collectively, you'll see we’re simply buddies and you'll be capable to see what a psychopath you're,’ with Jada’s jaw dropping as she recounted his phrases.

The actress – who's married to Will Smith – informed her that was ‘gaslighting,’ to which Rebecca recalled Seann apologising the following day and promising to make it as much as her, so she believed they have been ‘again on observe.’

Nevertheless, as soon as tabloids launched footage of his second of infidelity three days later, all the pieces modified.

‘I’m telling you, I'll by no means, ever neglect that second. I described it as like a photocopier, this white mild simply went all through my physique when he informed me. And I simply went, “Oh.” And my face simply lit up as a result of I used to be proper, and if I used to be proper about that, what else had I been proper about?’

The actress claims this wasn’t Seann’s first dishonest scandal (Image: Fb/RedTableTalk)

Jada Pinkett Smith was shocked to listen to what Rebecca went via (Image: Fb/RedTableTalk)

She proceeded to say this wasn’t her ex-boyfriend’s first ‘one-off drunken mistake’ after selecting to simply accept his apology for dishonest prior to now as soon as earlier than.

‘I say that gaslighting looks like tiny poison arrows and also you don’t discover them, they’re so mild, however what they do is that they inject poison into your physique till poison is simply pumping round your veins and also you don’t even know,’ she stated.

Rebecca went on to say she was ‘gaslit’ by Seann in different methods, like when he informed her: ‘It didn’t occur like that, you keep in mind it unsuitable.’

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Wooller/Shutterstock (4795875ae) Seann Walsh and Rebecca Humphries (The PA) 'Temple' play afterparty, London, Britain - 27 May 2015
The comic and author cut up instantly following the kiss (Image: Dan Wooller/Shutterstock)

‘It sounds actually small however it’s incremental. Gaslighting is so insidious and refined that it could go on for years,’ she stated, remembering how her profession as soon as suffered because of Seann’s dishonest scandal, as she felt like she had ‘misplaced her voice’ as a author and actress.

On what she has learnt after feeling like she wanted a person to be price one thing, Rebecca issued a strong assertion: ‘I don’t want anybody to make me uninvisible. I'm in control of my visibility. Individuals have to know that you simply suppose your life will probably be worse by leaving, however once I left that relationship, that’s when my life began. It was like my sanity was handed to me when he informed me that tabloids had footage of them kissing. It was like a cleanse. It was pure empowerment.’

‘Was it that second [when Seann told Rebecca the pictures existed] that you simply determined to only break ties?’, Jada requested.

Rebecca replied: ‘It was that second. And I used to be like, “Wow, I’m liberated”.’

For the reason that scandal, Seann has additionally opened up on how ‘horrific’ the occasions have been, saying something Strictly-related ‘messes my head up.’

He stated the kiss was when he ‘dream changed into a nightmare,’ including: ‘I’m nonetheless sorry now.’

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