Strictly star Wynne Evans is caught on film making sick sexual jibe about female presenter - plunging the BBC into yet another scandal following 'groping' row
Strictly star Wynne Evans is caught on film making sick sexual jibe about female presenter - plunging the BBC into yet another scandal following 'groping' row
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The BBC was facing a fresh crisis last night after a Strictly Come Dancing star was caught on film by The Mail on Sunday making a vile sexual comment about one of the show’s female hosts. Wynne Evans – the tenor known for the Go Compare ads and a BBC radio presenter – was recorded crudely suggesting a three-way sex session with presenter Janette Manrara, using the hugely demeaning term ‘spit roast’.
![[Ms Manrara during the Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour launch, at Utilita Arena, Birmingham]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/20/94514481-14325079-image-a-26_1737835918928.jpg)
His gross comment came at a photocall to launch the Strictly live tour and swiftly earned a rebuke from BBC bosses who told him: ‘We will not tolerate such behaviour.’. This is not the first time Evans has threatened the reputation of the BBC’s biggest show as it attempts to recover from a string of scandals. During last year’s televised shows, the 52-year-old was accused of ‘groping’ his dance partner Katya Jones, 35, although the pair dismissed it as a joke that had been misunderstood.
![[During last year’s televised shows, the 52-year-old (left) was accused of ‘groping’ his dance partner Katya Jones (right)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/20/94252557-14325079-Evans_and_Jones_during_the_Strictly_Come_Dancing_The_Live_Tour_l-m-28_1737835966251.jpg)
Evans’s latest crass comments came as he posed for pictures with Ms Manrara, 41, a professional dancer who is hosting the live tour, and EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, 30. The reaction of Ms Manrara is unclear on the footage as she is momentarily obscured by other Strictly stars. But Borthwick appears to wince as Evans sniggers to himself.
![[Evan's gross comment came at a photocall to launch the Strictly live tour and swiftly earned a rebuke from BBC bosses who told him: ‘We will not tolerate such behaviour']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/20/94514297-14325079-image-m-19_1737835276783.jpg)
Evans pulled out of a Glasgow performance of the Strictly tour yesterday, citing an ankle injury. Janette Manrara joins the group shot and Wynne Evans says to Jamie Borthwick 'spitroast' about the 41-year-old presenter. Ms Manrara during the Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour launch, at Utilita Arena, Birmingham.
![[The incident was captured on video and audio by a Mail on Sunday reporter at the official launch of this year’s tour at the Birmingham Arena ten days ago]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/20/94514289-14325079-image-a-22_1737835319341.jpg)
