BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Katya Jones and Wynne Evans speak out over NEW fallout after 'grope' row

Katya Jones and Wynne Evans have spoken out with a NEW update over claims the BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars have "fallen out". Katya, the Russian pro, spoke out on It Takes Two, the BBC spin-off show, on Monday night (October 21).

Katya was joined by Wynne after the pair sailed through to next week's Strictly Come Dancing in Saturday's live show - a week on from "hand-gate". The pair were at the centre of more drama on the show on Saturday when Wynne, the face of GoCompare, disappeared from the 'Clauditorium'.

When the GoCompare star failed to appear in the 'Clauditorium', fans thought something was up. Talking to Radio Wales, clearing up the "conspiracy theories", Wynne revealed he'd had a wardrobe malfunction, explaining: "The reality was, I had to go and get my trousers redone because they were sticking to the sticky tape on the side of the studio.

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"So I wasn't in the Clauditorium for a little bit because I was being sewn into my costume downstairs." The pair had performed a quickstep to Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra. After Katya was seen moving Wynne's hand from her waist, it seemed there was tension between the two as she also refused to high-five the star.

But speaking on the spin-off show It Takes Two, Katya explained: "I have to make this absolutely clear that this whole incident with the hand and the high five on Saturday night, it was an inside joke between Wynne and I. Was it a silly joke? Yes. Was it a bad joke? Yes."

But in response, charity Women's Aid said: "Inappropriate behaviour towards women is no joke. With an epidemic of misogyny and violence against women and girls in the UK, we need a media culture where women feel safe to speak up, where sexually inappropriate conduct is not trivialised or joked about."

The statement added: "It’s important we challenge inappropriate ‘jokes’ so we don’t continue normalising toxic attitudes that cultivate these forms of gender-based abuse."