Strictly's Kai Widdrington wades into Katya and Wynne saga as apology offered

Dancer has given a show of support to star after he came in for criticism for his antics during Saturday night's show.

Fans were left stunned as they watched the appearing to attempt to put his hand . The dancer was seen brushing it off and looking uncomfortable before he tries it again. Russian professional dancer Katya, 35, has and play it down as an "inside joke" between the pair.

He has this morning spoken out, saying he is sorry if anyone was offended by what happened and said he has been left feeling "heartbroken" after the fall out from "a stupid joke that went wrong". That has not appeased everyone but Kai, a regular on the BBC show, has backed the 52-year-old.

He weighed into the saga and took to to react to the "hand incident" explanation and said "Had the whole nation hook line and sinker @wynneevans," followed by a number of laughing emojis. Katya and Wynne performed a Tango to Abba's Money Money Money and recorded an impressive score of 34 out of 40.

Speaking on Monday on Radio Wales, where he hosts a programme, the 52-year-old broke his silence and defended himself - but did say sorry if anybody was offended by what happened. He said: "I'm absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day."

He added: "It's not nice to live in that time, but basically Katya and I are really, really close and we're really good friends, and on Saturday night we made a stupid joke. It was a stupid joke that went wrong, OK? We thought it was funny. It wasn't funny. It was been totally misinterpreted."

The man who is famous for singing the Go Compare advert tune continued: "Everything's on Katya’s socials. She's talked about it. She's explained that it was a joke. She wasn't offended in the least. She doesn't feel uncomfortable. We've got a brilliant friendship, an absolutely tight friendship, and I'm sorry if anybody was offended by it, but it was a joke. And that's all there is. There is no real story, really."

After the clip was shared widely on social media, Katya and Wynne posted a video to explain the moment, telling fans it was a "joke". Addressing concerned fans in a video, Katya began: "Hello everybody it's Wynne and Katya here. We just wanted to say we were just messing around in the Clauditorium on Saturday night and just want to say sorry. It was a silly joke." Wynne added: "Yes sorry."

In the caption, Wynne added: "Apologies for this tonight we were just messing around. We really are amazing friends. The high 5's is a running joke. Have a great evening @katyajones." But fans were less interested in the high fives and commented about opera singer Wynne's wandering hand on Katya's waist, although there is no suggestion on the show that he behaved inappropriately.

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