Who is Wynne Evans? The Welsh opera singer on Strictly Come Dancing

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wynne Evans, along with his professional partner Katya Jones, is one of the remaining contestants on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Speaking to the BBC, Evans said: “I am honestly still pinching myself, a portly balding opera singer, me, taking part in Strictly Come Dancing?! Can we focus on how brilliantly he’s doing and what an amazing dancer he’s become?’” open image in gallery Wynne Evans and Katya Jones on Strictly The 52-year-old Welsh opera star will be better known to many as Gio Compario, the annoying Italian tenor from the GoCompare adverts on UK television, which he started making way back in 2009. Evans joked that “after winning Celebrity MasterChef last year, maybe the route to the judges’ hearts will be through their stomachs!” The Carmarthen-born singer has enjoyed a 25-year career in opera, resulting in two No 1 classical music albums and more than 200 performances at the Royal Albert Hall.