Wynne Evans to go away BBC radio display after Strictly controversy

Broadcaster Wynne Evans has introduced he’s leaving his BBC Radio Wales display after the broadcaster “decided not to renew” his contract.

He were taking day without work his daylight hours display after apologising for making what he described as an “inappropriate and unacceptable” remark all through the Strictly Come Dancing are living excursion release in December.

“I won’t be returning to my radio show. I’m gutted,” he mentioned in an Instagram put up, including that he can be launching a brand new on-line radio display.

The BBC has been requested to remark.

Evans, 52, was once recorded creating a sexualised statement on the Birmingham Arena as the gang ready for a photograph on level.

“My language was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise,” he mentioned in a observation.

He described his BBC Radio Wales display as no longer “just work”, however “home”.

He introduced he can be launching The Wynne Evans display on a brand new app, a transfer he described as “terrifying” and “exhilarating”.

Evans’ behaviour all through Strictly Come Dancing attracted consideration from audience over what some described as awkward incidents.

This integrated Katya Jones showing to show down a high-five from Evans and transfer his hand from her waist all through an episode in October.

The duo later mentioned the high-five second was once a “running joke” between them, whilst Jones mentioned it was once “complete nonsense” that Evans’ hand on her waist “made me feel uncomfortable or offended me in any way”.