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Wynne Evans fights to save £1million Go Compare job and BBC travel show after Strictly axe and love split

Wynne Evans fights to save £1million Go Compare job and BBC travel show after Strictly axe and love split
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WYNNE Evans is battling to save his career over crude sexual “gags” to Strictly crew and co-stars.

The opera singer risks losing his six-figure salary as the face of Go Compare — the job which made his name.

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Wynne Evans has been axed from the Strictly tour[/caption]
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Wynne has also stepped back from his slot on BBC Wales[/caption]
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His travelogue with Joanna Page is also under threat[/caption]

It comes as it was revealed the tenor, who turned 53 on Monday, has also split with his girlfriend over his lewd behaviour.

Last night he issued a grovelling apology, saying he “agreed with the BBC that I’ll take some time out”.

The broadcaster also faces pressure to shelve his new travelogue, Wynne & Joanna: All At Sea, with Gavin & Stacey actress Joanna Page.

He has also stepped back from his BBC Wales radio show.

Evans was recorded on video suggesting three-way sex with tour host Janette Manrara, using the term “spit roast”, at a photocall to launch the Strictly tour.

Last night, a Beeb insider said: “It’s been an incredibly difficult situation for all concerned.

“The BBC are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. But in this day and age, it felt untenable to keep Wynne on the tour.

“It was detracting from what is otherwise a family-friendly show. He had been warned repeatedly about his language, but the inappropriate remarks kept coming.

“And once one was captured on video, there was no going back.

“He is a man of a certain age, and it’s fair to say his puerile remarks — while funny to him and perhaps other men of a certain age — wore thin.”

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The source went on: “He made jokes about at least two very graphic sexual positions and said the folds on his chin resembled a vagina.”

The chin comments were reportedly made while he was having his make-up done for the Strictly TV show.

Our source continued: “Ultimately this isn’t acceptable. The BBC have a safeguarding duty for everyone on the tour.

“Wynne has had a tough time of late. And it should be said he remains very popular with celebs and pros on set.

“His brother died recently, and he probably needs time off to reflect.”

In his apology last night, the star said: “I’ve agreed with the BBC that I’ll take some time out from my radio show and the Strictly live tour, as well as all my other public commitments, to prioritise my wellbeing.

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Wynne with dance partner Katya Jones[/caption]
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The celebrity line-up of the Strictly Come Dancing live tour[/caption]

“I am deeply sorry for the pain my inappropriate actions have caused and plan to take this time for self reflection.

“Apologies to those I won’t get to see for the remaining performances and I’m grateful to my fellow tour gang for all the amazing support they have given me.”

Following his latest gaffe, at the Strictly photocall in Birmingham, he and the BBC issued statements.

Evans apologised and telly bosses said they had warned the star about his behaviour.

The tenor, pictured in Glasgow at the weekend looking downcast, revealed this month that his older brother had died, calling him his “hero and inspiration”.

Execs at Go Compare, the insurance comparison website which Wynne has fronted since 2009, are understood to have held crisis meetings about their star’s future.

The Welsh opera singer, who made his name as moustachioed Gio Compario in the famous ads, is paid around £200,000 a year for his part.

A source added: “His deal with them hangs by a thread. Wynne is so popular with viewers, so it will be a very tough call, but the sense is it is hard to keep him on.”

Go Compare did not respond when The Sun asked for comment last night.

Viewers have taken to social media to ask the BBC why his show with Joanna is still on air. Its first episode was shown 24 hours after the comments scandal broke on Sunday.

There are five more episodes to go.

Representatives of Evans have been strongly advising him to hire a crisis PR expert to help salvage his image.

It comes as Evans split from his girlfriend of almost a year, Liz Brookes, amid the scandal.

After signing up for the BBC1 dance contest he was plunged into “Gropegate”, when he was seen sliding his hands across the stomach of his pro dance partner Katya Jones.

A TV insider said: “Although Liz loyally stood by him in public, she was humiliated by what happened.

“She always knew he was a bit old school, and actually liked the fact he seemed rough round the edges. She just assumed it was part of his charm.

“But Wynne seemed to develop a particularly close relationship with Katya and seems to have got carried away, which many suspected contributed to Gropegate happening.

“Katya was also an enthusiastic defender of him when the scandal broke, taking to social media and TV to say it was actually an ‘inside joke’ between the two of them.

“It was very difficult for Liz but she continued to back him throughout the rest of the contest, often being seen in the audience enthusiastically applauding him, up to him being knocked out in Blackpool Week in November.

“It’s not clear exactly when they split, but friends say when his latest lewd gaffe was revealed at the Strictly Live Tour launch, she was relieved they were no longer together.”

Liz helped him to bounce back from divorcing his wife, with who Evans has two kids. Fitness fanatic Liz, from Cardiff, also helped him to lose weight.

She was in the audience throughout Strictly, often with Evans’s son Tal, and would post on social media about how proud she felt towards her boyfriend.

At the time of Gropegate, it was believed Liz had a good relationship with Katya.

The pro dancer has since unfollowed her on social media.

Evans’s spokeswoman did not respond last night when asked for a comment on the split.

Evans has split from girlfriend Liz Brookes over his crude behaviour
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Wynne caught on TV groping Katya[/caption]
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Evans also faces the chop from his GoCompare ads, pictured recently looking downcast in Glasgow[/caption]
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