Wynne Evans apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ comments on Strictly tour

Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans has apologized for making what she described as “inappropriate and unacceptable” comments to her fellow stars during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour launch earlier this month.

A Mail on Sunday recorded Evans, 52, making the comments at the Birmingham Arena as the group posed for a photo on stage.

“My language was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise,” Evans told BBC News in a statement.

A spokesperson for the Strictly Live Tour and BBC Studios said: “We have made it very clear to Wynne that we do not tolerate this kind of behaviour.”

“We were not previously aware of the comments and had not received any complaints,” the spokesperson said.

Evans starred in BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing last year with dance partner Katya Jones. He is now taking part in a series tour across the UK, with the final of 30 performances scheduled for 9 February.

The BBC Radio Wales presenter did not dance during Saturday’s show in Glasgow as he sang due to an ankle injury. She said in a video on Instagram that she hopes to return to dancing Sunday night.

Evans’ behavior during the show attracted attention from viewers in what some described as strange eventsIt featured Jones shrugging off a high-five from Evans and moving his hand from her waist during an episode in October.

The pair later said that the high-five moment was a “running joke” between them, while Jones said it was “complete nonsense” that Evans’ hand on her waist “made me feel uncomfortable or angry in any way.” Had been”.

professional dancer giovanni pernis And graziano di prima Left the show last year after allegations about his behavior towards his dance partners.

The BBC apologized to actress Amanda Abbington about Pernice’s behavior during the show’s 2023 series and upheld her complaints, alleging verbal bullying and harassment.

BBC announced new wellness measures Strictly for last July, the changes include introducing chaperones in all rehearsal rooms, adding two new wellness producers and providing additional training for professional dancers, production team and crew.

Last year’s series was won by comedian chris mccauslandThe first blind contestant on Strictly, who was paired with professional dancer Dianne Buswell.

Evans is most widely known for starring in commercials for Go.compare since 2009. Tanner is also a presenter for BBC Radio Wales and features in the BBC series Wynne & Joanna: All at Sea with actress Joanna Page, which is being released. monday.