Strictly Come Dancing prima Wynne Evans has apologised for an "inappropriate and unacceptable" remark helium made to a pistillate during the show's unrecorded circuit launch.
The 52-year-old Welsh opera vocalist - who is celebrated for his relation successful GoCompare security adverts - has been touring with the unrecorded amusement aft competing with nonrecreational creation spouse Katya Jones past year.
He was heard making the remark to a pistillate successful a video filmed during the motorboat lawsuit connected 16 January, the Mail On Sunday reported.
"My connection was inappropriate and unacceptable for which I sincerely apologise," Evans said successful a statement.
A spokesperson for the Strictly unrecorded circuit and BBC Studios said: "We were not antecedently alert of the remark and did not person immoderate complaints.
"We person made it precise wide to Wynne that we bash not tolerate specified behaviour connected the tour."
Evans missed dancing connected the circuit successful Glasgow connected Saturday owed to an ankle wounded and shared images of his bruised ankle successful an Instagram story.
"Ankle's getting a spot better, it was large to beryllium capable to sing successful Glasgow tonight, adjacent if I couldn't dance, hopefully backmost tomorrow," helium said.
"But ticker this space, I'll fto you cognize successful the morning. See however the swelling goes down, and each that benignant of stuff, acknowledgment for each the beauteous messages, amazing."
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Apology implicit 'joke'
In October, Evans and Jones apologised for a "joke" which saw her determination Evans' manus from her waist during the show.
Jones besides appeared not to privation to high-five her personage partner, which they called "a moving joke".
It comes aft Strictly introduced chaperones "at each times" during rehearsals pursuing respective accusations of bullying connected the show.