STRICTLY pro Katya Jones and dance partner Wynne Evans have addressed a very awkward moment on Saturday night’s show.
BBC viewers were left shocked as they spotted Katya push Wynne’s hand off her waist.
The pair were standing with the rest of the group when the singer, 52, put his arm around the 35-year-old and she appeared to object to his positioning.
Katya and Wynne have since taken to social media to clear things up with a video together, after fans were left stunned.
Speaking from backstage, Katya said: “Hi everyone, it’s Wynne and Katya here, we just wanted to say we were messing around in the clauditorium on Saturday night and we just want to say sorry.”
She added: “It was a silly joke.”
While Wynne echoed : “Yeah, sorry.”
The toe-curling moment caught on live TV sparked speculation amongst fans, who were concerned about her unusual reaction.
One person wrote: “Anyone else see Katya push wynne’s hand away.”
A second said: “Katya moving Wynne’s hand away then….”
While a third added: “Did anybody else just see Katya push away Wynne’s hand – she did that awkward smile.”
Others noticed that Katya was standing nowhere near Wynne when the cameras appeared once again.
Katya and Wynne wowed the judges with their tango to ABBA’s Money, Money, Money.
During the critique after their performance, Wynne was left in hysterics as Craig Revel Horwood made an innuendo at Anton Du Beke’s expense.
Anton was full of praise for Wynne and when he has finished, Craig asked: “I see the espresso has kicked in Anton. You going to be able to keep that up all night, dear?”
Wynne couldn’t stop laughing as he tried to get through the rest of it.
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Craig told him: “You bum was sticking up – but I loved, loved, loved it. Winner, winner, win.”
Motsi Mabuse agreed and said: “This was your best dance yet, I’ve been waiting for this dance, I knew it was coming.
“What I love is that you guys give us a story…beautifully timed.”
Head judge Shirley Ballas was also full of praise and said: “I got goosebumps, it was passionate and told a tale.
“You got out there and I could see you’re in it to win it.”
Craig and Anton scored Wynne an 8, while Shirley and Motsi gave him a nine, making it his highest score so far.
But some fans hit out at the judges yet again for “overmarking” another celebrity – with some claiming they have their “favourites”.
TOUGH TIMES
The pair’s banter came after the BBC series was engulfed in a series of scandals – though there is no suggestion Katya and Wynne’s joke was inappropriate.
The findings of a probe into former Strictly professional Giovanni’s Pernice behaviour were published earlier this month.
The report upheld six out of 17 allegations against pro dancer Giovanni.
The BBC has now apologised to his former show partner, actress Amanda Abbington over the programme’s bullying scandal.
The investigation also found instances of Giovanni using swear words, “belittling” language and giving negative feedback.
Yet it concluded the Italian was not abusive to the Sherlock star, did not make threats and was not intimidating.
Giovanni – who quit Strictly earlier this year – had always denied the claims.
It was claimed the BBC spent an eye-watering six-figure sum on the investigation.
Meanwhile, the same investigation also saw Giovanni’s fellow Italian professional Graziano Di Prima axed after allegations of “physical incidents” towards show partner Zara McDermott, 27.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
