Overview

• In a new LBC interview on Friday, the 53-year-old accepted full accountability for using the phrase at a Strictly live-tour photocall.
• He said he wishes he had left the programme when his mental health began to decline, describing the show’s scrutiny as overwhelming.
• Reports say he received round-the-clock support from an NHS crisis team and was grieving his brother’s death two days before the photocall.
• He was removed from the live tour and his BBC Radio Wales show was taken off air before bosses chose not to renew his rolling contract.
• He said he is now focused on independent projects, including The Wynne Evans Show online, after previously winning MasterChef and opening a restaurant in west Wales.