Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland's eight-word response to Wynne and Katya controversy

Strictly Come Dancing stars Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola spoke about the ongoing criticism their co-stars Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have received this past week.

On Wednesday's instalment of This Morning, Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola spoke to hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley.

Ben wasted no time in mentioning the ongoing backlash Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have received this past week following videos of them going viral.

Ben said: "It's been a difficult week in many ways, you're on the inside of it for Wynne and Katya. We saw what happened on the weekend and we've seen it since they've come out and made it very clear that they're great mates and it was a joke. But it is when you understand how forensically people are pouring over the show and they're looking for the slightest bit of information or nuance to what's been going on."

The ITV star asked Sarah how that feels, knowing she was under the watchful eye of viewers as she gave her eight-word response: "You just have to be who you are."

She explained: "I think really, you've got to, especially with a show like Strictly when there is, as you say, so much attention. You've just had to go into it completely being yourself and keep doing that. You wouldn't, well I wouldn't be able to maintain something that isn't yourself. So, I think you just have to be who you are, react how you react to stuff and that's all you can do. I hope that people connect with that and appreciate that."

Ben questioned whether or not the incident surrounding Wynne and Katya has been an eye-opener at all as the contestants are constantly being scrutinised.

He said: "They were just having a bit of fun, but actually that can get misconstrued and then that suddenly becomes a story."

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