Strictly star Wynne Evans shares secret to incredible seven-stone weight loss

Opera singer turned Strictly Come Dancing contestant Wynne Evans has revealed the secret to his amazing health transformation.

The star bagged an impressive 31 points with professional partner Katya Jones for their sizzling Salsa during last weekend's spooky Halloween special.

But Wynne, 52, has also been the subject of unfortunate controversy in recent weeks, calling a "wandering hand" incident which saw Katya brush off his hand from his waist a "silly joke" that was misinterpreted.

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"I'm absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day," the star told BBC Radio Wales. "It was a stupid joke that went wrong, okay? We thought it was funny. It wasn't funny."

Eagle eyed Strictly fans noted the pair's lack of visibility on the show last weekend, apart from when they were performing. But while viewers worried this meant Wynne was no longer enjoying the series, the radio host explained he had merely suffered a wardrobe malfunction.

"There's all these conspiracy theories why I'm not in the 'Clauditorium'," the star told BBC Radio Wales, referring to Strictly host Claudia Winkleman's post-performance hub. "The reality was, I had to go and get my trousers redone because they were sticking to the sticky tape on the side. So I wasn't in the 'Clauditorium' for a little bit because I was being sewn into my costume downstairs."

Offscreen, the Go Compare star has transformed his health in recent years, with a mammoth seven stone weight loss. He opened up to the Sorted Food YouTube channel about the incident that prompted him to overhaul his lifestyle.

"I think - this is so embarrassing right, and I've never told anyone this - I went camping, and I sat on a chair, and it just smashed underneath me," he said. "So, I thought I'd sit on that chair, and that smashed as well and I thought: 'This has to come to an end because I'm smashing chairs left right and centre'."

The star went on to cut down his alcohol intake and ditch high-calorie foods including burgers, bread and cheese. "A year ago, I was 23 stone," he told the podcast.

"I've lost seven stone in the past year. So I had to kind of give up the bread and the burgers and the cheese. I love cheese. I could eat a cheese sandwich while I'm cooking.

"I just started walking a lot, I cut out the cheese. Under 2,000 calories a day. Drinking a bit less, trying to get everything under control really."

Wynne loves cauliflower nowadays joking to Wales Online : "Because I’ve been on a diet and I've lost six stone, I always have cauliflower because, cauliflower mash, cauliflower rice, cauliflower and chips, cauliflower curry, everything cauliflower."

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