Strictly star Wynne Evans has given his views on a “stupid joke that went wrong” between him and dance partner Katya Jones on Saturday’s show.

Viewers noticed some apparently awkward moments between the two, when the dancer seemed to decline a high-five and later appeared to move his hand from her waist.

“I’m absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day,” Evans told Radio Wales.

“Basically Katya and I are really, really close… on Saturday night we made a stupid joke that went wrong.

“I’m sorry if anyone was offended by it, but it was a joke and that’s all there is – there is no real story really. I feel weird apologising because I feel that I’ve not really done anything.”