JB Gill has offered his take on fellow Strictly Come Dancing Wynne Evans being axed from the tour.
The Welsh opera singer, 53, was given his marching orders after being caught on video making an inappropriate remark at the press launch.
After the incident hit headlines along with reports of other concerning behaviour for which he is said to have be warned about, Evans issued a grovelling apology. He also said he intended to take time out from his BBC radio show to “prioritise my wellbeing”.
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Now, Gill has spoken out to acknowlege the “tough time” Evans has been going through and shared his hope that he can “come back” from the scandal.
He told The Sun: “When you’re part of a cast like that, it’s always difficult when you see someone go and obviously the circumstances kind of speak for themselves and I can’t comment on that. But it is sad when you’re part of a big group.”
Asked about whether he thought Evans could recover from this, he told the publication: “I hope so, I’ve not been in direct contact with him, but I think he’s going through a bit of a tough time at the minute. Obviously I’m wishing him well and hoping he’ll be able to come back.”
After it was confirmed that Evans would no longer be part of the live tour, he issued a statement saying: "I've agreed with the BBC that I'll take some time out from my radio show and the Strictly Live tour, as well as my other public commitments, to prioritise my wellbeing.
"I am deeply sorry for the pain my inappropriate actions have caused, and plan to take this time for 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."
He has since been reportedly fighting to hold on to his lucrative deal fronting the Go Compare insurance ads, a position he has held since 2009 and said to pocket him £200k a year.
