Strictly's Wynne Evans reveals 'unnerving' message he received from friends about performance

BBC Strictly Come Dancing prima Wynne Evan says helium was amazed by remarks from pals aft his hilarious costume for Movie Week

From his tuxedo and twirly moustache successful the Go Compare adverts to his crisp chef’s whites connected Masterchef, Wynne Evans is utilized to getting into costume.

But it is the Strictly star’s latest guise arsenic Mrs Doubtfire that has won him the astir compliments – arsenic pals reckon helium looks bully arsenic a woman. The Welsh opera vocalist dressed up arsenic the quality made celebrated by the precocious histrion Robin Williams for past week’s entertaining cha-cha routine. And his tweedy skirt, popular socks and cardi get-up was the speech of the show.

Wynne, 52, told the Mirror ’s Invite Only podcast: “A batch of my friends messaged maine and said however bully I look arsenic a woman, which was benignant of an unnerving but a compliment astatine the aforesaid time. Sometimes they fto you bargain the costumes. So, you know, that’s evidently the 1 I’ve got my oculus on.”

He admitted he’d beryllium keen to enactment connected the costume again if helium were ever invited to look successful the Mrs Doubtfire West End show. He said: “Yeah, I’m unfastened to each sorts of offers. I was brought up connected musicals. But you’ve forgotten 1 important constituent present successful that Mrs Doubtfire has to beryllium a bladed antheral earlier she’s a portly woman. I cognize you tin spell 1 mode to the other, but I’m not definite however casual it is to spell the different way.”

He mightiness beryllium poking amusive astatine his weight, but Wynne, who won Celebrity Masterchef successful 2023, has dropped 7 chromatic successful the past year. As good arsenic the rigorous creation routines, helium credits agelong walks with woman Liz Brookes, an events manager, with helping him enactment fit. The brace are maintaining a long-distance narration betwixt London and Cardiff portion he’s competing.

He said: “My woman astatine archetypal was similar ‘When are we gonna ever spot each other?’ But present I’ve got into a bushed of worldly and I’m location Monday and Tuesday night, past we spell to London. She loves watching the show.” There’s nary hazard of the alleged “Strictly curse” striking Wynne, arsenic he’s much astir the bromances.

He said: “I bash laughter a batch astatine [ EastEnders actor] Jamie Borthwick due to the fact that he’s precise funny. He keeps doing these impressions of David Brent each the clip and they’re hilarious. I get connected truly good with Pete Wicks and that is not a relationship I thought would happen. I don’t truly cognize his world.” The dad-of-two earned immoderate brownie points for introducing Pete to his lad Tal, saying: “Pete volition question maine retired and go, ‘Now you said astir gathering your son, would that beryllium good to bash it now?’ He’s a beauteous bloke.”

Compliments astir his Mrs Doubtfire show aside, the prima is keen to shingle disconnected the characters and fto much of his ain property radiance done connected Strictly. He said: “People mightiness similar me, they mightiness dislike me. They mightiness deliberation I americium conscionable the antheral with a moustache. I’m hoping present they cognize maine arsenic Wynne Evans.”

He and pro spouse Katya Jones, 35, danced the tango to ABBA’s Money, Money, Money past night. Wynne said: “My ambition was not to beryllium archetypal out. Even my friends are amazed by however I’m doing. [Katya] is simply a large softie. She truly cares astir the routine. She keeps saying ‘This is bully for you now, bash you privation to beryllium elite?’ So past we propulsion for the adjacent level and the adjacent level.” And Katya said Wynne had crushed expectations, adding: “It’s the merchandise of hard work. People are falling successful emotion with him, it’s a beauteous happening to see.”

Listen to Wynne and Katya's afloat interrogation astatine www.podfollow.com/inviteonly. Strictly Come Dancing airs contiguous astatine 6.20pm connected BBC1 and BBC iPlayer.

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