Strictly's Wynne Evans and Katya Jones can't stop laughing as they put on united front after scandal

Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans and his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner, Katya Jones, put on a united front as they left rehearsals on Monday

Strictly Come Dancing duo Wynne Evans and Katya Jones were all smiles as they headed home from rehearsals on Monday.

Wynne, 52, beamed as he and Katya, 42, finished off another day of gruelling rehearsals. Professional dancer Katya wrapped up against the cold weather in a navy puffer coat but wore a glamorous red skirt underneath.

She topped off the look with a black hairband which she slicked on top of her straight brunette tresses. The talented dancer was all smiles as she laughed alongside her celebrity dance partner.

Meanwhile, Opera singer Wynne looked at ease alongside Katya as he beamed from ear-to-ear following his eight-hour rehearsal. The Welsh star kept things casual in a navy jacket with a muted grey shirt underneath. He topped off the look with some blue jeans and casual white trainers.

It comes as the pair have been embroiled in a scandal after the GoCompare ad man placed his arm on Katya's waist, allegedly leaving her uncomfortable. However, the pair have since dismissed the claims and insisted it was purely an "inside joke".

As they returned to the dancefloor over the weekend the pair danced a bouncy quickstep to Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra, following the pair apologising for the "inside joke."

Welsh opera singer Wynne finished with a mayonnaise blob left on his head, and Jones cleaned it off. Judge Anton Du Beke said: "It's a lovely show, when you dance", while Motsi Mabuse called it "exquisite". Jones held Evans's arm as the pair received 33 points.

In their opening video tape, Katya said Wynne needed to "take it to a whole new level," with the Welsh singer later saying their routine felt like a "gym routine." Katya added: "It's not something he's used to." But Wynne interrupted saying: "She is way more tired than I am."

"What I was trying to say is, I need to build my stamina if I'm to carry him for this routine," Katya said while laughing. She added: "The question is, is Mr Blue Sky ready to fly on Saturday night?" as Wynne commented it was time for the audience to "find out."

Shortly after their performance last week, the pair both took to social media to claim the moment was simply an "inside" joke and wasn't to be taken seriously.

However, at the time viewers were not content with their explanation, leaving Wynne to publicly address the situation once again, while on a radio show. At the time he said he was "heartbroken" things had gone as far as they had, as there was nothing un-toward between the two.

Katya and Wynne appeared on Strictly spin off show It Takes Two where they once again addressed the situation. Katya said: "I actually can't bear sitting here watching this man being portrayed as someone he's not and in fact it couldn't be further away from the truth. "

She added: "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."

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