BBC Strictly Come Dancing issues NEW statement after 'crisis' Katya Jones and Wynne Evans meeting

The BBC won't be taking any further action following the Russian pro dancer's defence of the GoCompare star on It Takes Two last night.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing has issued a NEW statement after "crisis talks" with Wynne Evans and Katya Jones. The BBC won't be taking any further action following the Russian pro dancer's defence of the GoCompare star on It Takes Two last night.

A BBC source said in a statement in the wake of the interview: "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.

"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.

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"The welfare and production teams have checked in on the pair and there are no further actions planned." She expressed her frustration that it had "get something out of the way that I feel overshadowed our performance for absolutely no reason".

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales earlier on Monday, Evans said: “I’m absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day. 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, OK? We thought it was funny. It wasn’t funny. It has been totally misinterpreted.” He added that Jones had “explained that it was a joke”, saying: “She wasn’t offended in the least. She doesn’t feel uncomfortable.”

Evans said: “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.” In an Instagram post on Sunday in which she appeared alongside Evans, Jones had said: “The hand incident that happened on Saturday night was an inside – a very silly, very silly – inside joke between Wynne and I. So even the idea that it made me feel uncomfortable or offended me in any way is complete nonsense.

“It’s quite absurd actually. Now, can we just focus on how brilliantly he’s doing and what an amazing dancer he’s becoming?”