BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland reveals 'refusal' over live performances

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Chris McCausland has revealed what he refuses to have happen when he performs live on Strictly Come Dancing. The first live show of the 2024 series last weekend saw all 15 of the new Strictly couples perform together for the first time followed by the judges' comments and scores.

Comedian Chris, who has already captured viewers hearts in the live show with his quick-witted comments, was told he was "fabulous" after performing the cha cha to The Beatles classic 'Twist and Shout' with dance partner Dianne Buswell, which received 23 out of a possible 40 points from the judges.

Chris, who lost his sight at age 22 due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa, later revealed to co-presenter Claudia Winkleman that training had not been without its difficulties. "[Dianne] kicked me in the head one day," he admitted. "I did not avoid or anticipate it.

I stood there and took a foot right to the face." READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland supported over honest 'left out' admission to Dianne Buswell Now, Chris has spoken in his weekly column with The Telegraph, and revealed one of the things he refused to have happen when he takes to the dancefloor with Dianne each Saturday night. "I was asked if I wanted the crowd to remain quiet for my dances so that I could better hear Dianne’s presence around me," he wrote for The Telegraph. "It was a lovely gesture, but not something I wanted to consider. "I want to fit into the electric atmosphere of a live Strictly show and for the crowd to be entertained and not to have the atmosphere flattened to accommodate me.