Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans has spoken out following a 'hand incident' that went viral on the BBC dancing show.
Evans and his partner Katya Jones went viral after she was filmed removing his hand off her waist.
Another moment saw him going to high five her and her turning away looking unimpressed.
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Jones has insisted the incident was 'an inside joke' between the pair.
She said in a statement on her Instagram story: "I need to make something crystal clear.
"The hand incident that happened on Saturday night was a very silly inside joke between Wynne and I.
"So even the idea that it made me feel uncomfortable or offended in any way is complete nonsense. It’s actually absurd.
"So let’s focus on how brilliantly Wynne Evans is doing and what an amazing dancer he’s becoming."
The Russian dancer, 35, is currently appearing in the show alongside Wynne Evans, who is well known for being the voice of the GoCompare adverts.
The pair made it through to the next round with a performance of ABBA's Money, Money Money.
Evans has now responded to the viral clip, saying he is 'heartbroken' over the incident on his radio show on BBC Wales.
He said: "Basically, firstly, I want to say I'm absolutely heartbroken about the things that are being said about me in the past day. It's not nice to live in that time.
"Katya and I are really really close and we're really good friends and on Saturday night, we made a stupid joke that went wrong. We thought it was really funny. It has been totally misinterpreted."
He referred to her posts on social media admonishing claims she was uncomfortable, saying: "Everything is on Katya's socials, she's explained she doesn't feel uncomfortable and we have a great friendship.
"I'm sorry if anybody was offended by it. It was a joke. There's no real story really. I feel weird apologising as I don't feel like I've done anything.
"I misjudged it. If there's a joke, I'm usually at the centre of it. That's basically it and now I just want to keep dancing."
Later on during his show, he sounded emotional - thanking those who had come forward to support him since the incident, particularly those that sent him 'lovely messages'.
He said: "You are absolutely gorgeous in every shape and form and I needed those today. Thank you."
Topics: Strictly Come Dancing, BBC, TV, TV and Film
Michael Slavin