Wynne Evans apologises for 'inappropriate' comment at Strictly tour

Welsh opera vocalist Wynne Evans has apologised for making what helium described arsenic an "inappropriate and unacceptable" remark to his chap stars during the Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded circuit motorboat earlier this month.

A Mail connected Sunday newsman recorded Evans, 52, making the remark astatine the Birmingham Arena arsenic the radical prepared for a photograph connected stage.

"My connection was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise," Evans told BBC News successful a statement.

A spokesperson for the Strictly Live Tour and BBC Studios said: "We person made it precise wide to Wynne that we bash not tolerate specified behaviour connected the tour."

"We were not antecedently alert of the remark and did not person immoderate complaints," the spokesperson added.

Evans starred successful BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing with creation spouse Katya Jones past year. He's present taking portion successful the bid circuit crossed the UK, with the past of the 30 performances scheduled for 9 February.

Evans' behaviour during the amusement attracted attraction from viewers implicit what immoderate described arsenic awkward incidents. This included Jones appearing to crook down a high-five from Evans and determination his manus from her waist during an occurrence successful October.

The duo aboriginal said the high-five infinitesimal was a "running joke" betwixt them, portion Jones said it was "complete nonsense" that Evans' manus connected her waist "made maine consciousness uncomfortable oregon offended maine successful immoderate way".

Professional dancers Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima near the amusement past twelvemonth pursuing allegations astir their behaviour towards their creation partners.

The BBC apologised to histrion Amanda Abbington astir Pernice's behaviour during the 2023 bid of the amusement and upheld her complaints accusing him of verbal bullying and harassment.

The BBC announced new payment measures for Strictly past July, including introducing chaperones successful each rehearsal rooms, adding 2 caller payment producers and providing further grooming for the nonrecreational dancers, accumulation squad and crew.

Evans is astir wide known for starring successful adverts for Go Compare from 2009. The tenor is besides a presenter for BBC Radio Wales and is featuring successful the BBC bid Wynne & Joanna: All astatine Sea with histrion Joanna Page, which is being released connected Monday.