PARANOID Strictly bosses gave an extra chaperone to Wynne Evans and Katya Jones following their “wandering hand” incident.
As well as the additional pair of eyes throughout Saturday’s filming, staff were asked to be extra vigilant.
They knew all eyes would be on the Go Compare ad opera singer, 52, and his professional partner, 35, after last week’s furore.
Katya was seen on-air moving Wynne’s hand away after he put it around her waist. She also snubbed his effort to high-five her.
It came after a summer of scandal for the BBC show but Wynne and Katya passed it off as an “inside joke”.
A source said: “Instead of just one, they had a chaperone each and the whole crew were generally on high alert.
“It was considered a way to prevent any other foolish jokes but also protect Katya if Wynne’s waist-grab wasn’t the joke they insist it was and was indeed a grope.
“Either way, bosses felt like it would be prudent to get extra eyes on them to prevent any more misdemeanours.”
The BBC’s welfare team checked on both following last week’s incident.
Katya had confirmed that she had not felt uncomfortable and no further action was taken.
But the source said Wynne and Katya “barely spent any time together off camera” on Saturday.
However, fans have backed the pair, who performed a quickstep, and voted to send them straight through to next week.
The BBC did not comment on the matter when asked yesterday.
