Wynne Evans has made a series of sensational claims about his time on Strictly Come Dancing as he spoke about the BBC show and the BBC itself in his new radio show

Wynne Evans has lashed out at Strictly again(Image: BBC/Guy Levy)

Wynne Evans has made a series of sensational claims about his time on Strictly Come Dancing. The Go Compare star was on the show in 2024 but his time on the programme was plagued by scandal.

During the show, he and professional dance partner Katya Jones hit the headlines when they carried out a “body language experiment” where he grabbed her waist and she pushed his hand away. He alleged that it was part of an experiment and both of them later apologised for the ‘joke’ gone wrong.

Following that, Wynne was suspended from the Strictly tour after he allegedly used the word ‘spitroast’ in a joke about Janette Manrara during a press call for the tour. He later insisted it was misheard and he had not used it in that context.

Now, Wynne is adamant to speak out and has made a string of claims about his former Strictly co-stars. He said it is not about him anymore and instead, he wants to help others who might appear on the show. It comes after Wynne revealed what he was told by Strictly in a shock statement.

Wynne is now fronting his own radio show after not having his BBC contract renewed

In new barbed comments made on his radio show today, Wynne was grilled on whether he was in contact with any of the Strictly stars. “No I’m not,” he replied. “I’m not in contact with any of them.

“I think that when I was released from the tour, I heard – although this may not be true – that they were told not to contact me. I’ve had a few messages from them since – but not really, now today I’m not in contact with any of them at all.”

He later added: “Katya’s a really nice person, I’m not going to say anything bad about her.” He also said that some of the judges had reached out to him with nice messages, but claimed others wouldn’t speak out because they were scared.

Wynne previously accused Strictly of being “fundamentally flawed in its duty of care”. He was let go by the BBC in May and revealed he would no longer host on BBC Radio Wales after apologising for using “inappropriate language” during the launch of the Strictly tour.

Wynne was let go by the BBC back in May

In an Instagram post he shared earlier this week with 2025’s Strictly stars, Wynne accused the BBC of engaging in a series of “lies and cover‐ups in order to absolve themselves of any wrongdoing” and said this was the “hardest part” for him.

He further alleged in his statement that the HR department “twisted facts, invented files and dates, and created a version of events that simply wasn’t true”.

In May, he told the Sun that a comment he made on the Strictly Come Dancing tour was not sexual or aimed at one of the female cast members, but was actually a nickname for fellow contestant, EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick. In June, the opera singer announced his comeback to radio with The Wynne Evans Show, a live weekday internet broadcast.