Strictly star Chris McCausland has opened up about his experience of being the show’s first blind contestant, as he admitted he feels other couples are better dancers.

Chris McCausland admits there was a "weight" in being the first blind contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, but he wanted to "take it seriously" and "give it 100 percent".

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell's performance during Saturday night's Samba-thon on Strictly Come Dancing was branded "unfair and in poor taste".

Strictly Come Dancing audiences were moved to tears after Saturday night's stunning performance by Chris McCausland. The comedian from Liverpool left viewers in awe with his inspirational routine with professional partner Dianne Buswell. Chris, who is the ...

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland made a frank admission after making it through to the quarter finals of the competition. The remaining six couples will be dancing to numbers from musicals on next week's show.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left in tears after Chris McCausland's performance on Saturday night's (November 13) show

McCausland had set his sights on reaching week 10 of the competition, as this was when Dianne's parents, Rina and Mark, would be travelling from Australia to watch their daughter

Strictly Come Dancing fans said they were 'sobbing' before Dianne Buswell even stepped on the dance floor as Tess Daly briefly halted the show for a special reason. It's not very often the dance show's co-host talks to the audience but she made an exception as Dianne's parents Rina and Mark were in the audience to watch their daughter perform live in the ballroom for the first time since she joined the BBC One dance contest seven years ago.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were up in arms as they claimed the show had put Chris McCausland at a major disadvantage