STRICTLY dance partners Tony Adams and Katya Jones have proved they've put their backstage bust-up behind them.
The pals drew a line in the sand after Katya gave Tony a fierce telling off in his dressing room before last Saturday's performance.
They showed their closeness in rehearsals as they sat together talking about dancing to Grandstand to celebrate 100 years of the BBC.
And Katya described Tony as "everyone's hero" following their argument.
It was in reply to a message from an emotional Tony after getting his highest score of the series.
"I don’t think my family, friends and those reaching out with love know quite what it means to me," he wrote.
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"Mental health and addiction issues can lead to the darkest of places, and you keep saving my life. Every day.
"To all of you, that one was for you 🙌🏻 Thank you for everyone’s continued support for both @katyajones and I. It means the world."
The 56-year-old held "crisis" talks backstage last week after becoming overwhelmed by fear doing the dress rehearsal.
It led professional dancer Katya to deliver some "home truths" to the former footballer – ultimately helping him achieve his top scores of the series.
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Admitting to It Takes Two host Rylan Clark what happened, Tony admitted: "I was full of fear beforehand. We had a team talk.
"She [Katya] came into my dressing room after our dress rehearsal and told me a few home truths about me holding back.
"I think she admits it could have gone either way. I could have thrown my toys out of the pram and gone home.
"But I fought back the fear and just kind of went for it."
Katya replied: "What you said is right, I took a risk.
"It could have fallen apart or it could have given him that extra fire in his belly.
"I took a risk because I thought that's what he needs right now. It definitely did pay off."
Giving fans an insight to their backstage row, Tony compared it to a telling off from his old Arsenal boss George Graham.
"The last time I've been told off like that was by George Graham and I left the dressing room," he told Rylan.
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"I said 'that's not for me anymore, I'm going'."
He added: "Katya's more attractive than George Graham, maybe that's why I put up with it."
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