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A STRICTLY Come Dancing expert has forecast a fan-favourite will be given the chop following this week - insisting fans want rid of show "scandal."

The BBC One programme returns to screens tonight for Week Five - in what is Strictly's 20th anniversary series.

A Strictly Come Dancing fan-favourite is forecast to be given the boot
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A Strictly Come Dancing fan-favourite is forecast to be given the boot
It comes as a show expert claimed fans 'don't want scandal'
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It comes as a show expert claimed fans 'don't want scandal'Credit: BBC
They have predicted it will be Wynne Evans and Katya Jones' last week in the show
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They have predicted it will be Wynne Evans and Katya Jones' last week in the showCredit: PA
It comes after a scandal was sparked when Wynne wrapped his hand around Katya's waist
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It comes after a scandal was sparked when Wynne wrapped his hand around Katya's waistCredit: BBC

Yet those in the know have predicted a huge shock when Sunday's results show rolls around - claiming the famous face "doesn't have the skills to go that far."

Dr Jill Jacobs, speaking to The Sun on behalf of , also exclusively claimed show fans "don't want scandal" - and therefore may well vote Wynne Evans, 52, and Katya Jones, 35, out.

The duo were the talk of Strictly last week - and it wasn't purely for their Tango routine.

Opera singer Wynne was seen with his hand around professional partner Katya's waist during the show - but later explained it was "a stupid joke that had gone wrong."

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He told how he was "heartbroken" over the backlash, which was additionally fuelled when she refused to high-five the Go Compare advert star - sparking rumours of a fall-out.

Dr Jill, a former professor for dance movement, spoke about the pair being sent home and told us: "The question is only when.

"If people feel that way and they're not happy about how the pair is, they're feeling that the pair is a negative.

"While Pete and Jowita, whether they're romantically involved, this is joy, this is happiness. They are sharing this. They're bringing this to the show. We love it.

"It's joy and happiness.

"We don't want scandal. We don't want negativity.

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"Depending on how this is, maybe people don't agree with me on this one. If this has a negative effect.

"Wynne doesn't, for me, have the skills to go that far, just the physicality of it. It's just a matter of, is it going to be this week?

"I wouldn't say on dancing skills, it should be Punam if so.

"But I think it could be Wynne this week.

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"We'll see how the viewers feel. For me, personally, it will be Wynne."

SHOW SCANDAL

After Strictly's Week Four wrapped, Wynne and Katya were quick to issue a video apology and insisted their behaviour was all an innocent "inside joke".

On Monday, Wynne took to his BBC Radio Wales show for a further raw reveal.

He told his listeners today: "I'm absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day.

"It's not nice to live in that time, but basically Katya and I are really, really close and we're really good friends, and on Saturday night we made a stupid joke.

"It was a stupid joke that went wrong, OK?

"We thought it was funny. It wasn't funny.

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"It was been totally misinterpreted."

The partnership have been spotted looking downbeat as they headed to training.

The Sun's expert Dr Jill Jacobs also told how fans 'love' Jowita and Pete's flirty banter
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The Sun's expert Dr Jill Jacobs also told how fans 'love' Jowita and Pete's flirty banterCredit: BBC
Wynne and Katya branded their antics a 'joke'
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Wynne and Katya branded their antics a 'joke'Credit: Instagram/@wynneevans
Our expert said 'Wynne doesn't have the skills to go that far'
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Our expert said 'Wynne doesn't have the skills to go that far'Credit: PA
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