‘Axe him’ rant fuming Strictly fans as they slam Wynne Evans and Katya Jones’ ‘grope joke’

FUMING Strictly Come Dancing fans are demanding Wynne Evans is axed from the show over his Katya Jones 'grope joke'.

During this weekend's episode of Strictly, Katya, 35, was seen removing the hand of dance partner Wynne, 52, as it slid further round her stomach.

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It came minutes after he was seen holding his arms up for a double high five from Katya, only for her to reject him, looking disgusted.

Katya later insisted it was an "inside joke" between her and Wynne while appearing on It Takes Two.

She said: "I have to make this absolutely clear that this whole incident with the hand and the high five on Saturday night, it was an inside joke between Wynne and I. Was it a silly joke? Yes. Was it a bad joke? Yes."

However fans aren't convinced and have taken to social media to insist Wynne is removed from the competition.

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One wrote: "He needs to go, the public won’t be fooled by this written script by BBC."

Another said: "They’ve been told to smooth this over but you can tell Katya was VERY uncomfortable. Needs to be AXED!"

And a third added: "It wasn't a joke because it was clear from the facial expressions of both of them at the time."

During their appearance on It Takes Two, Wynne added: "I watched it back and I can see how people may have misinterpreted it."

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Katya continued: "However it was a joke and even the idea that it made me feel uncomfortable or offended in any way is total nonsense.

"And those that have doubts, you guys have got it wrong. So, hopefully this will be the end of it and can you just keep making me smile please because my Sunday was pretty boring without you making me belly laugh."

The Sun revealed Katya and Wynne were rapped over the knuckles by BBC bosses for the incident.

Strictly want­ed to draw a line under one of the most troubling periods in the programme’s history, which had viewers deeply suspicious about what went on behind the scenes of the show.

“Allegations of inappropriate physical and sexual behaviour seemed to take some of the shine off the dance contest and bosses were looking forward to restoring the glitz and fun.

“Now there’s this bizarre incident which seems to suggest some tension between Wynne and Katya, not to mention inappropriate touching.

“The rap over the knuckles from Strictly was informal and there aren’t any plans to take any further action against them."