Fans feared Strictly couple Wynne Evans and Katya Jones weren’t getting on (Picture: BBC)
Strictly Come Dancing stars Wynne Evans and Katya Jones wasted no time in denying rumours they haven’t been getting on.
The Welsh opera singer, 52, and Russian pro, 35, have been impressing the judges week after week with their dance routines, having scored their highest marks yet tonight with a fierce tango.
Unfortunately for Wynne and Katya, though, their antics off the dancefloor generated more chatter than their moves on it.
Upon zooming into the pair’s interactions in the background of all the Strictly chaos, viewers became convinced there was some sort of bad blood between them.
It began as Wynne stood behind Katya with an arm around her waist while Claudia Winkleman spoke to Pete Wicks about his quickstep.
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The former Strictly champ wore a beaming smile on her face which never faltered, but subtly moved Wynne’s hand further back as it crept closer to her midriff.
The Russian pro awkwardly moved Wynne’s hand away from her front (Picture: BBC)
She also snubbed his high-five (Picture: BBC)
Before smiling at the camera like nothing had happened (Picture: BBC)
Viewers also noticed Wynne’s failed attempt at securing a high-five from Katya, to which she pulled a rather unimpressed face before turning to face the camera with a grin as if nothing had happened.
Sharing the videos on X, fans of the show started speculating almost immediately, accusing Wynne of ‘inappropriate touching’ and saying he was ‘pushing it’.
Others even urged the BBC to investigate the signs, following misconduct accusations made against Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima, which have been denied by both Italian stars.
However, after the show aired, Wynne and Katya took to Instagram themselves to nip anything in the bud before it escalated further.
‘Hi, everyone. It’s Wynne and Katya here,’ they began, standing side-by-side still in their show costumes.
‘We just wanted to say we were just messing around in the Claudatorium on Saturday night and wanted to say sorry, it was a silly joke,’ Katya explained.
Wynne and Katya have been climbing the leaderboard each week (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
Wynne chimed in: ‘Yes, sorry!’
The short clip then ended as Katya grimaced and Wynne visibly cringed.
He added in his caption: ‘Apologies for this tonight we were just messing around. We really are amazing friends. The high 5’s is a running joke. Have a great evening’.
In the comments, followers expressed their support, with plenty noting how ‘great’ their relationship seems.
‘You did nothing wrong!! ????’, wrote user kyangriffiths.
‘Glad you’ve come out straight away to get rid of the …read more
Source:: Metro
