Latest updates and reaction from Strictly Come Dancing week five as Wynne Evans and Katya Jones return to the ballroom after ‘hand incident’

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage of Strictly Come Dancing as we enter week five.

Controversy returned to the show this week after Wynne Evans and Katya Jones’ infamous ‘hand incident’ sparked talk last weekend, resulting in the pair defending their awkward encounter.

The pair hope to resolve the incident and focus the conversation on their dancing when they attempt to climb the leaderboard tonight.

We will provide live commentary from all the dancers tonight and strive to bring you the most eye-catching photos and videos of the proceedings, as well as your reaction on social media.

So for now, sit back, relax and let’s see which celebrities will storm the dance floor or risk dancing tomorrow night.

Before we look at tonight’s offering… let’s just remind you of what happened last week.

Nick Knowles, the oldest male celebrity in this year’s line-up, became the third star to be kicked out of the ballroom after he and Luba Mushtuk lost the ball to Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu. LINK

And Tasha Ghouri won the top 10 by impressing the judges with her Charleston performance with partner Aljaz Skorjanec for Unhealthy by Anne-Marie, Shania Twain

Here is the full leaderboard:

• Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec (9+10+10+10) = 39
• Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas (8+9+9+8) = 34
• Wynne Evans and Katya Jones (8+9+9+8) = 34
• Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe (8+8+8+9) = 33
• Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell (6+8+8+8) = 30
• JB Gill and Amy Dowden (7+8+7+8) = 30
• Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu (7+8+7+8) = 30
• Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał (7+7+8+7) = 29
• Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin (7+7+7+7) = 28
• Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola (6+7+7+7) = 27
• Paul Merson and Karen Hauer (4+6+6+7) = 23
• Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk (4+6+5+6) = 21
• Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez (4+5+5+6) = 20

The story of the week on Strictly was undoubtedly Wynne Evans and Katya Jones’ awkward ‘hand incident’, after viewers last weekend saw the pro swat the opera singer’s hand away from her waist and disregard her attempt to greet.

The dancing partners spent the week defending their exchange of curves during last Saturday night’s live show.

On Monday, the pair appeared together on Strictly’s It Takes Two, where Katya declared that Wynne was ‘portrayed as someone he’s not’ as they insisted the ‘wandering hand’ incident was a silly joke .

Clinging to his arm, she said: ‘The idea that this made me uncomfortable or offended in any way is utter nonsense, and anyone in doubt, you are mistaken. So I hope this is the end and you continue to make me smile.

However, Wynne admitted that he watched footage of the incident and confessed, “I can see how people might have misinterpreted it.”

Hours after the broadcast, neither Katya nor Wynne smiled as they walked to their training studio in Wales ahead of tonight’s rehearsals.

The controversy has left the pair at serious risk of being booted from Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday’s results show, according to bookies.

Opera singer Wynne, 52, – who once pioneered the Glitterball Trophy – is just 5/1 to be dropped from the competition this week, after being 25/1 in the same market last week.