Strictly Come Dancing's Wynne Evans' fresh hope after devastating marriage break down

Opera vocalist Wynne Evans went done the "darkest period" of his beingness erstwhile his narration with the mum of his 2 children broke down but present the Go.Compare icon is loved up again

Strictly prima Wynne Evans has recovered romance aft the breakdown of his 16-year narration near him clinically depressed.

The opera singer, 52, is impressing the judges connected the reality TV dance contest, winning a lasting ovation from Shirley Ballas for his Viennese Waltz past weekend.

Wynne has a concealed limb successful tow - his supportive different half, events manager Liz Brookes, successful the audience. The Go.Compare advert prima has antecedently spoken astir reaching stone bottommost erstwhile his matrimony collapsed, saying: "I couldn't spot a mode out, I couldn't spot a mode of ever being blessed again."

But helium has been dating Cardiff-based Liz, 50, since precocious past year, with a root telling the Sun: "Wynne and Liz met astatine an lawsuit and are taking things slow, but he's excited astir wherever the narration mightiness go.

"He is successful a overmuch amended spot present than erstwhile his matrimony ended. It's similar nighttime and time — and helium is truthful happy."

Wynne struggled with his value and reached 23 chromatic erstwhile helium became clinically depressed pursuing the breakdown to Tanwen, the mum of his 2 kids. He described the acheronian play arsenic "the saddest (he had) ever been successful (his) life".

Matters came to a caput 1 Easter Sunday, erstwhile the prima realised helium needed to crook his beingness around. "I was feeling suicidal, and it was terrible," helium said.

"I conscionable thought: 'I'm either going to bash thing unspeakable oregon I request to spell and spot a due psychiatrist." Wynne, who is celebrated for playing tenor Gio Compario, sought nonrecreational assistance and was prescribed medicine which made him consciousness "much better, practically instantly".

And present fittingness instrumentality Liz is said to person been helping him get backmost into shape, with the mates going for runs together. The vocalist has mislaid six chromatic to date, with Strictly's aggravated grooming sessions upping his workout authorities too.

The prima had antecedently said dating apps didn't enactment erstwhile helium was azygous due to the fact that women were lone funny successful gathering his celebrated quality from the examination tract adverts. He feels shooting to fame arsenic the Go.Compare antheral was a treble edged sword. "I was successful people's houses 24/7," helium said. "I've got to beryllium honest, radical were annoyed by the advert and I was devastated."

Wynne has been branded a "dark horse" by Strictly viewers for his beauteous Viennese Waltz, which saw him glide crossed the level with nonrecreational spouse Katya Jones past weekend. One instrumentality compared him to a 2020's somewhat improbable Strictly winner, saying helium was: "Maybe not Bill Bailey level, but I reckon he's going to spell overmuch further than radical expected" portion different declared that: "Wynne is truly 1 to ticker successful this competition. Stunning effort."

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