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Wynne Evans risks fresh backlash as he wraps hand around Katya AGAIN at Strictly It Takes Two after awkward interview
The under-fire star put on a united front alongside his dance partner
WYNNE Evans wrapped his hand around his Strictly dance partner Katya Jones AGAIN - despite Saturday night's controversy.
The pair looked close in backstage snaps after they spoke out about the 'handsy' drama on last night's It Takes Two.
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Wynne put on a brave face for the spin-off show after admitting he was "heartbroken" over a "joke gone wrong".
The Go Compare star was accused of 'groping' Katya on live TV sparking a massive backlash.
Reuniting publicly for the first time since, Russian dancer Katya, 35, furiously defended the opera singer, 52, on It Takes Two.
Hitting back, she said: "Quite frankly, I actually can't bear sitting here watching this man being portrayed as someone he's not and in fact it couldn't be further away from the truth.
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"I have to make this absolutely clear that this whole incident with the hand and the high five on Saturday night, it was an inside joke between Wynne and I. Was it a silly joke? Yes. Was it a bad joke? Yes."
Wynne added: "Yeah, I watched it back and I can see how people may have misinterpreted it."
The Sun revealed the dance duo have been rapped over the knuckles by BBC bosses for the incident.
It follows a "summer of scandal" for the BBC show.
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Behind the scenes, Beeb bosses are said to be furious about the incident and believe veteran Katya "should have known better".
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Wynne said: “I’m absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day.
“Katya and I are really, really close and really good friends.
“It was a stupid joke that went wrong, OK?
"We thought it was funny. It wasn’t funny.
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“I’m sorry if anybody was offended by it, but it was a joke.
"I feel weird apologising because I feel like I’ve not done anything.”
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