Strictly’s Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have broken their silence after she was spotted appearing to push his wandering hand off her waist.

During the fourth live show, as host Claudia Winkleman revealed this week’s voting lines were open, Wynne, 52, put his arm around Katya only for her to knock his hand away as it moved along her waist.

A second awkward interaction saw the pro dancer appear to shun her celebrity partner’s attempts at a high five after Sam Quek and Nikita Kumzin’s performance.

Standing with both hands outstretched, Katya seemed to deliberately turn her back on her partner instead of returning the gesture.

After eagle-eyed viewers expressed concern on social media, the pair took to Instagram to address the situation.

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Strictly’s Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have broken their silence on their awkward high five interaction as they took to Instagram on Saturday night

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During the fourth live show, as host Claudia Winkleman revealed this week’s voting lines were open, Wynne, 52, put his arm around Katya’s waist before she appeared to take his hand off

Addressing fans in a video, Katya began: ‘Hello everybody it’s Wynne and Katya here. We just wanted to say we were just messing around in the Clauditorium on Saturday night and just want to say sorry.

‘It was a silly joke,’ as Wynne added: ‘Yes sorry’.

Wynne then added in the caption: ‘Apologies for this tonight we were just messing around. We really are amazing friends. The high 5’s is a running joke. Have a great evening @katyajones’.

However, some fans were left unimpressed by the reasoning as only the high-five was addressed in the video.

Replying to the tweet, viewers wrote: ‘Sorry guys how is that a joke? Ok the refusal to do the high five and the eye roll, yep get that, but the hand slowly moving across Katya’s stomach, and her moving it away and looking seriously uncomfortable?? How is that a “joke”’

‘What about the bit where he had wondering hands and you moved them away off your stomach.’

‘This is giving ‘we need to make this video or the producers will kick us off the show’ vibes.’

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Meanwhile in a second awkward interaction Katya appeared to shun Wynne’s attempts at a high five after Sam Quek and Nikita Kumzin’s performance

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Katya said: ‘We just wanted to say we were just messing around in the Clauditorium on Saturday night and just want to say sorry’

Wynne then added in the caption: ‘Apologies for this tonight we were just messing around. We really are amazing friends’

However, some fans were left unimpressed by the reasoning as only the high-five was addressed in the video

‘We were more worried about the hand on the stomach that Katya moved because she was uncomfortable rather than the high five.’

‘The high 5 thing isn’t what people care about.’

‘It’s the wandering hand Wynne….might have been innocent but Katya looked uncomfortable- joke or not.’

Meanwhile, other fans were relieved to hear they were joking around, writing: ‘Awwwww bless that’s a relief. Love you Wynne and Katya. You smashed it tonight loved the routine, never seen you not smiling Wynne.’

‘Glad you cleared that up we worry about stuff you know.’

‘Fabulous dance tonight, and we want lots more of them please!’

Strictly fans were left shocked after they first spotted the incident during Saturday night’s show.

The couple have appeared to be getting on brilliantly during training and were third on the leaderboard with their sensational Tango for week four.

However, it seems tensions could be rising between the pair after fans took to Twitter after spotting awkward moments between the duo.

Viewers were quick to notice the toe-curling moment as they took to Twitter to share their reactions.

Meanwhile, other fans were relieved to hear they were joking around

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Strictly fans were left shocked after they spotted Katya pushing Wynne’s hand away during Saturday night’s show

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One fan wrote: ‘Did anybody else just see Katya push away Wynne’s hand – she did that awkward smile’

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Standing with both hands outstretched, the professional dancer seemed to deliberately turn her back on her partner instead of returning the gesture

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And fans were quick to notice the toe-curling moment as they took to Twitter to share their reactions

Sharing the video, one fan wrote: ‘You left Wynne hanging again Katya’

They penned: ‘Anyone else see Katya push wynne’s hand away’; ”Katya moving Wynne’s hand away then….’;

‘Did anybody else just see Katya push away Wynne’s hand – she did that awkward smile.’

‘There was a really awkward moment towards the end of Strictly during judging where Wynne’s hand crept across Katya’s waist and she pushed it away’;

‘Urgh…just seen the clip of Wynne. Katya was clearly uncomfortable’.

Elsewhere, haring the video of the awkward high-five, one fan wrote: ‘You left Wynne hanging again Katya’.

MailOnline has contacted Strictly, Katya and Wynne’s representatives for comment.

Meanwhile fans have slammed the judges for ‘overmarking’ two of the show’s contestants, insisting ‘they must really want them to win’.

Wynne and Katya scored 34 for their Tango, receiving 8 points from Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beck and nine from Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse, making it his highest score so far.

Dancing the Tango to Abba’s Money Money Money, the judges praised him for his high energy routine, with Anton saying it was ‘tremendous’ and ‘one of your best performances.’

Craig said: ‘You bum was sticking up – but I loved, loved, loved it. Winner, winner, winner.’

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The couple have appeared to be getting on brilliantly during training and are were third on the leaderboard with their sensational Tango for week four

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Dancing the Tango to Abba ‘s Money Money Money, the judges praised him for his high energy routine, with Anton saying it was ‘tremendous’ and ‘one of your best performances’