Wynne Evans 'erased' from Strictly Tour replaced by Janette Manrara

by · Mail Online

Disgraced Wynne Evans has been ‘erased’ from the Strictly Live Tour after he was axed on Tuesday following his vile sexual remark to co-star Janette Manrara - who has bravely stepped in to replace him.

During the two-and-a-half-hour show, the Welsh Opera star, 53, had a slot in which he sang but now Janette, 41, who hosts the show, has stood in and now teaches the audience moves to a Strictly dance known as the Vengabus.

MailOnline can reveal that a video, which introduces the stars including Wynne, has been scrapped and there is ‘absolutely no mention of him during the show’.

One attendee described the latest show in Liverpool on Wednesday as a complete ‘erasure’ of the disgraced BBC star after he was caught on video by the Mail on Sunday suggesting he conducted a vile three-way sex act on Janette.

The source said: ‘The gap caused by Wynne was, ironically, filled by Janette who taught everyone the Vengabus.

‘The gaps where he would’ve danced weren’t filled by anything else and at the end when Janette went through the couples for the final time, Katya went up by herself.

Janette, 41, who hosts the show, has stood in and now teaches the audience moves to a Strictly dance known as the Vengabus.
Wynne Evans, 53, was dropped from the Strictly Live Tour on Tuesday after his vile jibe at Jannette Manrara suggest a foul three-way sex act with the It Takes Two host
Moments after Wynne Evans made the vile sexual jibe at Janette Manrara which cost him a place on the Strictly Live Tour
Disgraced Wynne Evans has been ‘erased’ from the Strictly Live Tour after he was axed on Tuesday following his vile sexual remark to co-star Janette Manrara

‘It was like he never went on the show, a complete erasure of him.

‘And it didn’t feel like anything was missing but they are professionals so I’m sure they were able to quickly hide any gaps.’

On Tuesday, Wynne announced he had been dropped from the Strictly tour to ‘prioritise my wellbeing’.

He said: ‘I am deeply sorry for the pain my inappropriate actions have caused, and plan to take this time for some self-reflection. Apologies to those I won’t get to see at the remaining performances and I’m grateful to my fellow tour gang for all the amazing support they have given me.’

Wynne – 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, using the hugely demeaning term 'spit roast'.

In the MoS film, Wynne stands in the middle of a line-up of 20 celebrities and dancers as Janette, who hosts the TV spin-off Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, is summoned to join them. As she approaches, Wynne warns her with a grin: 'Not too close to Jamie [Borthwick]!'

The Go Compare star was caught on film by The Mail on Sunday making a vile sexual comment about one of the show's female hosts, it emerged on Saturday but his future on the tour has not been clarified at the time 
The Welsh star, famed for playing a mustachioed Italian opera singer in a string of insurance ads for Go Compare, has announced his departure in a grovelling statement
Chaos at the BBC as the broadcasting house had previously refused to confirm whether Wynne has been axed from the Strictly live tour following 'repeated warnings about his behaviour' (pictured on Sunday)

He then pulls a suggestive face at the actor, behind Janette's back, as she moves between them. It is at this point that Wynne makes his disgusting joke at her expense.

Seconds later, her dancer husband Aljaz Skorjanec, who was standing nearby, asks her: 'Darling, are you OK?' She replies curtly: 'Yep.'

Janette's spokesperson said the host had been 'unaware of this comment by Wynne' which was audible to our reporter filming with a mobile phone 20 yards away.

Following the widespread revulsion caused by the revelations in the Mail story, Wynne was replaced on his morning radio show on Monday by comedian Robin Morgan, who also stood in for Wynne while he appeared on Strictly last year.

A source told MailOnline the break was sparked by the furore surrounding his comment, plus the fact he is still mourning his older brother Huw, combined with the physical toll of being on the road.