Strictly’s Wynne Evans ‘heartbroken’ over ‘stupid joke’ fallout

He continued: “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 that’s all there is. There is no real story, really.”

The pair apologised in a video posted on Saturday night. On Monday, Evans said: “I feel weird apologising because I feel like I’ve not really done anything.”

He and Jones came joint second on the leaderboard on Saturday after performing the tango to Abba’s Money, Money, Money.

He said he remained committed to the show despite the recent furore.

“I’m absolutely still up for it. I’m having the best time of my life. I just don’t want this to be the bit that people remember,” he said.

Evans was addressing the issue shortly before starting Monday’s episode of his Radio Wales show.

The BBC declined to comment, but a Strictly source said the show’s welfare team had “checked in on the pair and there are no further actions planned”.