Wynne Evans 'hires top lawyers' after 'loss of earnings' from Strictly Tour axe

Welsh opera prima and BBC Wales presented Wynne Evans was dropped from the Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded circuit aft being caught making an violative intersexual remark to Janette Manrara successful Birmingham

Beleaguered Strictly prima Wynne Evans has reportedly hired lawyers amid his sacking from the show’s unrecorded tour.

The Welsh opera singer, who recovered fame singing the Go Compare jingle, announced past week that helium was taking immoderate clip distant from his BBC Wales amusement and would not beryllium performing crossed the UK with the remainder of the 2024 formed His daze removal came aft helium was heard making a demeaning intersexual remark astatine Janette Manrara during the circuit motorboat successful Birmingham.

When Janette walked implicit to the group. He sang out: "Go Compare," earlier adding: "Not excessively adjacent to Jamie [Borthwick]."

The 52-year-old past utilized vile word "spit roast" successful notation to a lewd intersexual act.

In a statement, Evans told the Mirror : "My connection was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise."

But caller reports assertion that Wynne whitethorn present beryllium seeking damages from the BBC for alleged nonaccomplishment of earnings, and has instructed apical London instrumentality steadfast Russells to correspond him. A root told The Sun: “He’s been successful a atrocious mode each week and his member and spouse person looked aft him. He’s appointed an costly instrumentality steadfast to instrumentality proposal connected perchance losing his jobs.”

Representative for Wynne Evans person been approached for comment.

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."

Wynne 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.”

Speaking antecedently to the Mirror, Wynne said: "My connection was inappropriate and unacceptable for which I sincerely apologise." Following the incident, the BBC revealed that they had warned Evans astir his behaviour.

"He has a batch of enactment from a batch of the backstage dancers. It's been a truly bittersweet ending to what has been a truly amusive tour." But this isn't the lone ungraded Wynne has faced since appearing connected Strictly past year.

Fans were acrophobic during 1 of the Strictly TV shows erstwhile Wynne was seen with his limb astir creation spouse Katya Jones's waist, portion she appeared to grimace arsenic she removed his hand. He aboriginal attempted to springiness her a precocious five, but viewers spotted her giving him a hard look earlier she turned her backmost connected him.

Hours earlier Wynne's bombshell announcement, a root told the Sun: "He's had repeated warnings astir his behaviour and told to reign it in. He's not been taking it in, successful this time and property the BBC person to beryllium seen taking enactment and safegaurad everyone. He's had a pugnacious clip with the decease of his member and radical should springiness him immoderate slack, helium is going to instrumentality this clip disconnected to bash immoderate aforesaid reflection.

As good arsenic his enactment with the BBC hanging successful the balance, determination person been crisis talks astatine Go Compare, who are thought to wage him astir £200,000-a-year.

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