Women’s Aid have slammed the BBC over the Wynne Evans and Katya Jones Strictly Come Dancing hand incident. Women's Aid, a leading domestic violence and domestice abuse charity, has hit out at the BBC statement - saying ‘a grope is never a joke’. Women’s Aid added: “With an epidemic of misogyny and violence against women and girls in the UK, we need a media culture where women feel safe to speak up, where sexually inappropriate conduct is not trivialised or joked about.
“It’s important we challenge inappropriate ‘jokes’ so we don’t continue normalising toxic attitudes that cultivate these forms of gender-based abuse.” It comes as Katya hit out against a backlash against Wynne after some fans accused him of acting in an ungentlemanly fashion - with the Russian dancer claiming it was all a joke. READ MORE TMZ issues major update after publishing Liam Payne dead body photos She said: "I need to make something crystal clear.
The hand incident that happened on Saturday night was a very silly inside joke between Wynne and I. So even the idea that it made me feel uncomfortable or offended in any way is complete nonsense. It’s actually absurd.
" Katya's statement comes after Wynne discussed their close bond with the Daily Mail. He told the publication as his stint on the show continues: "She's almost 20 years younger than me, and she seems 20 years wiser than I am. We talk a lot about what's going on in life and what's going on in the world.
"I suppose I've lear.