BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans called his own actions ‘unacceptable’ after being caught on video making inappropriate comments towards another dancer during a photocall
Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left ‘disgusted’ by the inappropriate sexual comment Wynne Evans made during the BBC live tour.
The Welsh star, 53, was caught on camera at a photocall event during the tour’s launch in Birmingham using sexual language that appeared to make others uncomfortable. He is appearing alongside his dance partner Katya Jones while Strictly goes on the road, but has now also been reprimanded by BBC bosses for his actions.
The operatic TV advert star was at the photocall with the whole cast, including JB Gill, Tasha Ghouri, Montell Douglas, Shayne Ward and Jamie Borthwick, when he was recorded belting out: “Go Compare,” and then adding “Not too close to Jamie.”
Then, while his fellow dancer Janette took her place between him and a fellow star, Evans referred to the lewd sexual act, using the demeaning word “spit roast,” as seen in a circulating Daily Mail video.
After making the sexual joke, awkward laughter was heard in the room and the GoCompare actor could be seen smirking to himself – but the inappropriate joke has completely backfired and fans are now calling for him to be axed from the tour.
Audience members who attended the latest Strictly tour show in Glasgow said that they were ‘disgusted’ by Evans’ vile joke. Speaking to Mail Online after the latest show, one crowd-goer said: “We’re disgusted he’s said something like that. It’s completely inappropriate. It’ll make me feel completely different watching him this evening. It’s very ungentlemanly, I would say, and totally inappropriate. Has he got a daughter? I don’t know.
“I know how I would feel if someone said that to one of my kids or if my husband was caught saying something like that. I definitely would be dropping him from the show,” they added.
Another audience member echoed: “I do like Wynne but that is not appropriate. I don’t understand why Strictly are continuing to put him on. I would have taken him off stage for that. It’s their reputation. It’s not his reputation. It’s their reputation at stake.”
Addressing fans at the Hydro in Glasgow, Evans told audience members he had ‘not had the best day’, but proved that he was able to keep up with the choreographed routines.
After the video emerged, the Strictly star was unreserved in his apology and admitted he had used inappropriate language. In a statement to the Mirror, Wynne Evans said: “My language was inappropriate and unacceptable for which I sincerely apologise.”
In the wake of the incident, the BBC revealed that they had warned Evans about his behaviour. A spokesperson for the Strictly Live Tour and BBC Studios: “We were not previously aware of the remark and did not receive any complaints. We have made it very clear to Wynne that we do not tolerate such behaviour on the tour.”
This follows uproar the GoCompare advert actor caused during his time on Strictly, when the 52-year-old could be seen putting his hand on the waist of his professional dance partner Katya, which some people saw as a grope.
During the incident, she could be seen brushing his hand away while they stood in front of the cameras. However, both Wynne and Katya refuted the accusations as a “silly inside joke.”
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