Gocompare.com TV Advert 2016 - Taxi Mortgages night The iconic 'GoCompare man' will be dealing with comparisons of his own as he goes head to head with other celebrity dancers before the judging panel in the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing . Vernon Kay announced three new contestants for this year's Strictly Come Dancing on his BBC Radio 2 show yesterday (August 6) as he confirmed opera singer Wynne Evans among the line up.

The radio show also shared that Toyah Wilcox and TV doctor Punam Krishan will be joining the BBC dance competition alongside him, as they all don their dancing shoes, while paired with a professional in a big to win the iconic Glitterball trophy. Speaking of taking on the challenge, Wynne said: “I am honestly still pinching myself, a portly balding opera singer, me, taking part in Strictly Come Dancing ?! I’m not entirely sure how I’ll get along, if all else fails I’ll just have to learn the art of distraction. "What I do know is I will give it my all and aim to make Wales proud.

I’m definitely going to try and combine my love of Opera into one of my routines. Plus, after winning Celebrity MasterChef last year, maybe the route to the judges’ hearts will be through their stomachs!” What is Wynn Evans known for? The Welsh singer, 52, is trying a change of talent as he takes on the show. Wynn is best known for lending his voice to the GoGompare adverts.

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