The comedian is the first blind contestant to take part on the BBC dancing show, and has been candid about the challenges he faces when learning routines.
But speaking to The Guardian, Chris revealed that show producers actually asked if he would like the audience to be quiet during his performances so that he could hear where Dianne was in relation to him.
Chris refused the thoughtful offer however, saying that the magic of Strictly comes from the atmosphere in the room and he didn’t want to lose that.
‘I’m a comedian, part of the reason you’re in it is to create a good atmosphere,’ he said. I’m a needy b***ard.’
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Chris McCausland revealed to The Guardian on Tuesday that Strictly Come Dancing bosses offered to bring a new rule for him when he joined the show
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The comedian is the first blind contestant to take part on the BBC dancing show, and has been candid about the challenges he faces when learning routines
Chris saield through to the quarter finals of Strictly over the weekend and he and Dianne, 35, took on the Paso Doble, before joing in or the Sambathon.
But the funnyman recently broke his silence after furious Strictly fans branded the Sambathon ‘discriminatory, unfair and in poor taste’.
He took to the dancefloor on Saturday night to compete in a high drama Samba-thon involving all seven couples on the floor at the same time.
Viewers thought Chris was at an unfair disadvantage because he has no concept of spatial awareness, despite judges actively encouraging the celebs ‘move around’ the floor.
Chris and his professional dance partner Dianne were the first couple to be sent off of the ballroom floor.
Going off the dancefloor first meant Chris and Dianne were only awarded one point, placing them second to bottom of the judges’ scoreboard.
But in their solo performance later in the episode, they delivered a fiery pasodoble for their performance tonight, which earned them 32 points.
Fans on X wrote: ‘I find it shocking they chose this year to bring back the sambathon when Chris cannot see any of the other couples/be spatially aware of other couples. Like of course he’s gonna get voted off first? Not in good taste in my opinion’,
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But Chris revealed that show producers actually asked if he would like the audience to be quiet during his performances so that he could hear where Dianne was in relation to him
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Chris refused the thoughtful offer however, saying that the magic of Strictly comes from the atmosphere in the room and he didn’t want to lose that
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‘I’m a comedian, part of the reason you’re in it is to create a good atmosphere,’ he said. I’m a needy b***ard’
‘I’m sorry but the sambathon was very discrimatory against Chris, he had no perception of where the others were and he wasn’t able to do half the moves the other couples were doing because he had to be connected to Dianne, very poor from’,
‘Had it been an annual thing, that’s one thing… but they chose to bring it back!!! It was deliberated! Selected! Put in place! With a BLIND and very popular contestant! MAD!!!’,
‘Could have had money on Chris being the 1st out. Wholly unfair. The way he cheered for the 1 point, I think was his way of saying f you’,
‘To be honest it was a bit of a joke as far as Chris was concerned, and it obviously didn’t bother him. He’s going to get through anyway, it’s the rest that are scrabbling for places’.
After viewers branded the samba-thon ‘discriminatory’ towards Chris, he took to Instagram to reflect on his performance.
He wrote: ‘I was really proud of our dance on Saturday, and as for the Sambathon….[zipped-mouth emoji] ….Well thank you so much for all of your votes.
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Chris recently broke his silence after furious Strictly fans branded the Samba-thon ‘discriminatory, unfair and in poor taste’
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The blind comedian took to the dancefloor on Saturday night to compete in a high drama Samba-thon involving all seven couples on the floor at the same time
‘You really did help us survive double Latin! See you tomorrow partner [Dianne Buswell], I’ll be bringing earplugs’
Chris has been a comedian for over two decades and is a regular face on flagship comedy shows like Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, QI, The Last Leg, and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
The TV star has also appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his pal and fellow comedian Donna Preston, as well as an episode of EastEnders.
He also has his very own morning chat show The Chris McCausland Show, which debuted on ITV in June
