Strictly Come Dancing update after Katya Jones and Wynne Evans incident

The BBC won't be taking any further action

The BBC has decided not to pursue any action following an investigation into the interaction between Wynne Evans and Katya Jones after an awkward incident last weekend. According to the Mirror, Strictly Come Dancing's Katya spoke out on the controversy involving her celebrity partner Wynne, saying she "can't bear" seeing him being "portrayed as someone he is not".

This statement was made in the wake of an incident during Saturday night's live broadcast where she repositioned his hand away from her waist.

A BBC source told The Mirror: "Wynne and Katya have confirmed that their interactions in the Clauditorium were silly jokes they had planned together and have apologised to anyone who may have misinterpreted them.

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"They addressed them on Wynne's Instagram, where their apology can be found. Katya would like to clarify further that she was not offended by Wynne and was not made to feel uncomfortable in the least – she has also clarified on her Instagram. The welfare and production teams have checked in on the pair and there are no further actions planned."

The duo also appeared on the BBC spin-off show It Takes Two on Mondayevening (October 14), where Katya commented on the incident which had been drawing significant attention on social media. She expressed her disappointment that she had to "get something out of the way that I feel overshadowed our performance for absolutely no reason".

Katya stoutly refuted any notions that she was "uncomfortable or offended", dismissing such assertions as "total nonsense". Directly addressing host Fleur East, Katya said: "Quite frankly I can't bear sitting here watching this man being portrayed as someone he is not," reports the Mirror.

She further clarified her stance by saying: "And in fact it couldn't be further away from the truth so 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."

Addressing recent misunderstandings surrounding on-screen gestures on Strictly Come Dancing, Opera singer Wynne, known for the Go Compare ads, recognised how his actions might have been misread, admitting "could see how people may have misinterpreted it". Adding her commentary, Katya said: "Even the idea that it made me feel uncomfortable or offended in any way is total nonsense.

"Those that have doubts, you guys have got it wrong. Hopefully this will be the end of it. He just keep making me smile please, because my Sunday was pretty boring without you making me belly laugh all day long."

In a heartfelt admission on BBC Radio Wales, broadcaster Wynne, aged 52, shared his distress: "I'm absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day."

He added: "It's not nice to live in that time, but basically Katya and I are really, really close and we're really good friends, and on Saturday night we made a stupid joke. It was a stupid joke that went wrong, okay, we thought it was funny. It wasn't funny. It has been totally misinterpreted."

The father of two further clarified: "Everything's on Katya's socials. She's talked about it. She's explained that it was a joke. She wasn't offended in the least. She doesn't feel uncomfortable.

"We've got a brilliant friendship, an absolutely tight friendship, and I'm sorry if anybody was offended by it, but it was a joke and, yeah, that's all there is, there is no real story, really. And I feel weird apologising because I feel like I've not really done anything."

Nevertheless, reflecting on the reactions, Wynne conceded he had "misjudged it" during his appearance on the Radio Wales Breakfast show before his own programme, affirming his ongoing excitement for the competition: "I'm having the best time of my life. I just don't want this to be the bit that people remember."