Strictly star Wynne Evans' astonishing GoCompare earnings that 'bought his house'

Opera vocalist turned Strictly prima Wynne Evans seldom speaks astir the staggering wealthiness helium made from the iconic Go Compare adverts, but says it was capable to bargain his location outright

Wynne Evans won't beryllium bringing retired his iconic moustache arsenic helium competes for the Glitterball Trophy.

The Welsh opera singer, who changeable to fame for his relation successful the iconic Go Compare adverts, made Strictly Come Dancing judges grin past week aft dancing the samba to Help Yourself by Tom Jones with pro dancing spouse Katya Jones. The mates scored a respectable 26 points, ranking 5th connected the scoreboard.

With Wynne, 52, backmost connected our screens for the archetypal clip successful years - rumours astir the star's lucrative net person recirculated.

In an interrogation with Radio Times, the vocalist was asked whether the archetypal curly moustache helium wore successful the Go Compare ads would ever diagnostic during his Strictly stint. "I've got the archetypal astatine location successful a frame, arsenic it paid for my house," helium revealed.

When Katya teased him by ordering him to enactment 'humble', Wynne joked: "Katya volition soon beryllium praying astatine the shrine of the Go Compare moustache. Can I inquire you a question, Katya? You cognize however you've done Strictly since 2016? Do you ever get a spot like: [sighs]?" to which the dancer replied: "No – and the infinitesimal I do, I won't beryllium here."

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In the past, Wynne has changeable down rumours helium made £450,000 for a two-year woody for the ads connected the information helium didn't suffer immoderate weight. He said his wage was 'generous' but that the speculation was 'not true'. Later, successful 2022, helium said: "Like Gary Lineker, I enactment for the BBC and look successful a long-running advertizing campaign. But sadly, helium earns somewhat much than me."

When asked if helium was connected 'silly money' by reporters successful 2016, the celeb responded: "Silly money? That would suggest that I've been paid excessively much, and that's ne'er happened! But yeah, you bash person to pinch yourself sometimes, and think: 'Gosh, I'm precise lucky'. For example, I erstwhile did an opera signaling wherever I lone had astir six notes to sing. I was paid the equivalent of £300 a note. That was fantastic."

Reports suggest Wynne's nett worthy present lies astir the £100 cardinal mark, but helium remains cagey astir his finances. He did admit his Mercedes car outgo him an eye-watering £45,000 which helium sold and traded successful for a antithetic exemplary priced astatine £30,000. "I paid for it successful cash, due to the fact that I'm getting to a signifier successful beingness wherever I don’t privation indebtedness hanging implicit me," helium added.

Strictly Come Dancing airs each Saturday nighttime connected BBC One.

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