STRICTLY star Wynne Evans has found love again – and his girlfriend helped him slim down in preparation for the dance show.
The Sun can reveal that the 52-year-old opera singer, famous for starring in Go Compare TV adverts, is dating events host and fitness enthusiast Liz Brookes, 50.
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Strictly’s Wynne Evans has found love againCredit: PA
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The ad star is dating events host and fitness fanatic Liz BrookesCredit: wynneevans/instagram
Wynne previously said his divorce from his wife Tanwen, the mother of his two children, had left him clinically depressed and ballooning to 22 stone.
He has now lost six stone thanks to running with Liz, who supported him in the Strictly audience.
A source said: “Wynne and Liz met at an event and things have been slow going but he is excited about where the relationship could go. He is in a much better place now than when his marriage ended.
“It’s like night and day – and he’s so happy.”
Welshman Wynne — partnered with Katya Jones on the BBC show — has been dating Cardiff-based Liz since earlier this year.
He said he struggled with dating apps when he was single and that many women only wanted to meet him because he was Gio Compario from the ads on comparison sites.
He said of his mental state after the break-up: “I had very dark thoughts and very dark days where I would think about all sorts of terrible things.
“I think it’s obvious what I’m saying, but I don’t want to say it because it bothers some people. It’s fine for me to talk about it now, but it wouldn’t help me at the time.
“I realized that I wanted my life to be over and I did some stupid things.”
Wynne was prescribed anti-depressants and, combined with a reorganization of his fitness and lifestyle, managed to turn his life around, even winning BBC One’s Celebrity MasterChef last year.
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He came joint fourth in Strictly’s second round last weekend.
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Wynne is partnered with Strictly dance pro Katya JonesCredit: BBC
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