Wynne Evans breaks silence on ‘spit roast’ remark as he unearths ‘heartbreak’ over scandals that left his occupation in tatters – however claims he was once ‘pressured’ to apologise

Strictly megastar Wynne Evans has damaged his silence on his arguable ‘spit roast’ remark that left his occupation in tatters – claiming he was once pressured to apologise.

The opera singer, 53, denied it was once a sexual jibe a couple of feminine presenter – as he lifted the lid at the incident in an explosive new interview. 

In January, Evans – who is understood for the Go Compare commercials – was once stuck on digital camera reputedly suggesting a three-way intercourse consultation with presenter Janette Manrara.

The remark got here at a photocall to release the Strictly are living excursion and all of a sudden earned a rebuke from BBC bosses who advised him: ‘We is not going to tolerate such behaviour.’

However, Evans has now insisted he used the time period ‘spit roast’ as a nickname for fellow contestant Jamie Borthwick. 

He advised The Sun: ‘It’s been heartbreaking. “Spit-roast boy” was once a nickname all of us gave Jamie Borthwick as a result of he may just contort his legs over his head like a spit-roast hen.

‘I will be the first to apologise if I had used it within the double that means of that phrase.

‘But it completely wasn’t supposed sexually – and the reality I used ‘boy’, all proper it is nuanced, nevertheless it displays I used to be speaking to Jamie, NOT Janette.’

Pictured: Wynne Evans and his spouse Katya Jones on Strictly Come Dancing 

Ms Manrara, 41, a certified dancer, was once internet hosting the Strictly are living excursion

An apology was once launched on Evans’s behalf and he was once therefore suspended from Strictly Come Dancing’s are living excursion. 

Evans has claimed he didn’t see the observation earlier than it was once put out. It learn: ‘My language was once beside the point and unacceptable for which I sincerely apologise.’

He defined his preliminary response to studying he had indignant anyone was once ‘oh God, I’m so sorry’ however this was once taken as a proper apology by way of the click crew.  

Evans has now mentioned he was once put on 24/7 suicide watch by way of a disaster crew after the saga which has left his occupation in tatters. 

The 53-year-old, who suffers from scientific despair, additionally defined that he handiest came upon he were fired from Strictly after he examine it within the newspaper. 

He described the previous few months as ‘in reality terrible’ and insisted that he was once no longer a misogynist. 

Evans added that his mistakes on Strictly Come Dancing had been merely pranks that had backfired.

During one of the vital are living displays in October, Wynne put his arm round Katya just for her to knock his hand away

The incident was once captured on video and audio by way of a Mail on Sunday reporter on the reputable release of this yr’s excursion on the Birmingham Arena

The ‘spit roast’ remark was once captured on video and audio by way of a Mail on Sunday reporter on the reputable release of this yr’s excursion on the Birmingham Arena.

Evans will also be noticed status in the course of a line-up of 20 celebrities and dancers as Ms Manrara, who hosts the TV spin-off Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, is summoned to sign up for them.

As she approaches, Evans warns her with a smile: ‘Not too with reference to Jamie!’

A spokesperson for Ms Manrara up to now mentioned she were ‘ignorant of this remark by way of Wynne’ which was once audible to our reporter filming with a cell phone 20 yards away. 

He then pulls a face on the actor, in the back of Ms Manrara’s again, as she strikes between them. It was once at this level that Evans made the arguable observation. 

Seconds later, her dancer husband Aljaz Skorjanec, who was once status within sight, asks her: ‘Darling, are you OK?’ She replies curtly: ‘Yep.’

In addition to the ‘spit roast’ scandal, Wynne was once additionally accused of ‘groping’ his dance spouse Katya Jones, 35 by way of transferring his quit her waist within the Clauditorium.

Attempting to defuse the row, Evans and Ms Jones later mentioned they had been ‘simply messing round’ and that it was once a ‘very foolish within funny story’.

Ms Manrara all the way through the Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour release, at Utilita Arena, Birmingham

A 2d awkward interplay noticed the professional dancer seem to shun her famous person spouse’s makes an attempt at a top 5

But two weeks later the Welsh tenor’s ‘jokes’ led to additional controversy when he urged to a makeup artist that the folds of his double chin seemed like a vagina.

Evans it appears insisted his funny story was once self-deprecating, didn’t motive offence and was once made in a personal dialog with no less than one different particular person within the room. 

It is unclear if a criticism was once made or whether or not the incident was once investigated.

Per week after the ‘spit-roasting’ remark Evans seemed on The One Show to discuss the ‘banter’ on excursion. 

He mentioned: ‘It’s a laugh… Craig [Revel Horwood] referred to as me the day past, he mentioned I used to be stompy and flat-footed.

‘So I mentioned: ‘Have you heard your album, mate, that is stompy and flat if ever I’ve heard it!’ So yeah, there is slightly numerous banter.

‘He gave me a two the day past, so I used to be completely gutted, simply because I used to be a little bit impolite about his album.’

BBC Studios, the manufacturers of the Strictly excursion, didn’t remark when contacted by way of The Sun.