Wynne Evans’ Strictly co-stars snub him after crude sexual comment to Janette Manrara
STRICTLY Come Dancing stars are distancing themselves from Wynne Evans after his inappropriate joke about Janette Manrara.
The GoCompare opera singer found himself in another storm at the start of the Strictly 2025 tour when he was caught making a crude comment about the It Takes Two presenter.
Wynne Evans, 52, was recorded making a gesture to EastEnders’ Jamie Borthwick, suggesting a threesome with presenter Janette and using the term “spit roast” during a photocall.
While he has since apologised for the comment, professionals on the show have rallied around long-time Strictly star Janette and have started unfollowing him on social media.
Neil Jones, Karen Hauer and Johannes Radebe have all notably unfollowed him on Instagram, despite following him during the series.
Johannes, who is not on the Strictly tour this year due to his prior obligations to stage show Kinky Boots, still follows every single other celeb from the 2024 series.
Notably, other stars – including his pro partner Katya Jones, Janette and Janette’s husband Aljaz Skorjanec – continue to follow the star.
When the incident was made public, Wynne told The Mail on Sunday: “My language was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise.”
He later dropped out of one of the performances due to an ankle injury, and later was seen singing on stage – despite being unable to dance.
On Sunday night, he performed at the Glasgow Hydro Arena, telling the audience that he had “not had the best day”.
BBC and Strictly Live producers said: “We have made it clear to Wynne we do not tolerate such behaviour on tour.”
They are since believed to have accepted his apology and plan to move on from it.
Janette’s spokeswoman said she had been “unaware of this comment” at the time.
Despite the incident, Katya has continued to stand by Wynne and support him, sharing a photo declaring him “tour fam” in a picture from a night at the pub.
The black-and-white photograph shows Wynne holding his hand over Jamie Borthwick’s eyes, while Tasha cuddles up to him.