What did Wynne Evans say? Five-word jibe at heart of scandal that left him axed from tour

Opera vocalist and GoCompare advert prima Wynne Evans has been axed from the Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded circuit aft helium was filmed making a vile intersexual remark astir his co-stars

Strictly Come Dancing fans person been near divided by the BBC's determination to driblet Wynne Evans from the Live Tour aft helium made violative intersexual comments towards his co-stars.

The GoCompare singer, 53, faced immense backlash aft a video emerged of him making a vile intersexual remark astatine his co-star while astatine the motorboat of the circuit successful Birmingham. He had apologised for the comment, but helium has since been axed from the unrecorded tour.

Evans was recorded making an inappropriate intersexual remark to Janette Manrara, who acts arsenic big connected the tour, erstwhile she walked implicit to the group. He sang out: "Go Compare," earlier adding: "Not excessively adjacent to Jamie [Borthwick]." He past utilized the hugely demeaning word "spit roast" successful notation to a lewd intersexual act.

During the BBC competition, Evans was besides slammed arsenic helium appeared to inappropriately interaction his nonrecreational creation spouse Katya Jones unrecorded connected TV. Amid backlash, the brace claimed it was an "inside joke" and Katya defended Evans.

On Tuesday night, Evans confirmed the axe and agreed with the BBC to "take immoderate clip out" from his vigor amusement and the Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded circuit "to prioritise my wellbeing". He said successful a statement: "I’ve agreed with the BBC that I’ll instrumentality immoderate clip retired from my vigor amusement and the Strictly Live tour, arsenic good arsenic my different nationalist commitments, to prioritise my wellbeing.

"I americium profoundly atrocious for the symptom my inappropriate actions person caused, and program to instrumentality this clip for self-reflection. Apologies to those I won’t get to spot astatine the remaining performances and I’m grateful to my chap circuit pack for each the astonishing enactment they person fixed me."

While the bulk of Strictly Come Dancing fans are connected committee with the BBC's determination to axe Evans from the unrecorded tour, others person said that the Welsh prima was unfairly dismissed implicit the comments helium made. Taking to X, 1 argued that the video of Evans making the violative remark should ne'er person been aired connected societal media. "It is the BBC astatine responsibility for publishing what should person remained a backstage conversation. He has been unfairly dismissed by the BBC efficaciously taping his mobile phone."

Another echoed: "I don't similar Wynne Evans but it feels similar determination person been pitchforks retired for him for a portion now. Everyone makes these benignant of jokes successful existent life. I don't deliberation it's just his vocation is been damaged." However, different X idiosyncratic argued: "People marque these jokes astir their friends who they're comfy with - down closed doors. He's done this successful beforehand of the full nation, trying and failing to beryllium funny. There's nary request to degrade a pistillate similar that successful beforehand of a full country oregon radical - and the nation."

Following the incidental connected tour, the BBC revealed that they had warned Evans astir his behaviour earlier helium was yet axed. A spokesperson for the Strictly Live Tour 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.”

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