BBC Strictly Come Dancing dancer explains what 'really happened' between Wynne Evans and Katya Jones

Vito Coppola appeared on ITV This Morning on Wednesday (October 16) where he addressed the furore.

A BBC Strictly Come Dancing star who was in the studio on Saturday night has revealed the TRUTH about the Wynne Evans and Katya Jones controversy. BBC pro dancer Vito Coppola appeared on ITV This Morning on Wednesday (October 16) where he addressed the furore.

Katya and Wynne also addressed the controversy on It Takes Two, the Strictly Come Dancing spin-off, earlier this week. Reigning Glitterball Trophy champion Vito, 32, appeared on ITV This Morning today with his celeb partner Sarah Hadland.

Ben Shephard asked the pair to address the recent controversy. The Italian dancer said pro dancers often "prank" their celeb contestants - saying it was only a bit of harmless fun. Ben said: "It's been a difficult week in many ways and you're on the inside of it, with Wynne and Katya.

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"We saw what happened on the weekend and we've seen it since, that they've come out and made it very clear that they're great mates, it was a joke. But it's when you understand how forensically people are pouring over the show and are looking for the slightest bit of information or nuance over what's going on. How does that feel?"

Sarah replied: "Especially for a show like Strictly, as you say there's so much attention, you've got to go into it completely being yourself and keep doing that, because I wouldn't be able to maintain something that isn't yourself. So I think you've got to be who you are, react how you react to stuff and that's all you can do and hope that people connect with that."

Ben then asked if it was an "eye-opener that they are constantly being scrutinised" and how things can be "misconstrued". Vito said: "The key is to be yourself, the fun...I'm constantly pranking Sarah here. I'm constantly waiting behind a door [and jump out]."

Sarah said: "If we have a toilet break and I'm quite a jumpy person and I jump even more."