BBC Strictly Come Dancing prediction over the single contestant 'that will win' the show

A Strictly Come Dancing adept is convinced they cognize who volition triumph the amusement and spell connected to assistance the Glitterball Trophy astatine the extremity of the bid to 'restore the feelgood factor'

One Strictly contestant is definite to creation to triumph and “might conscionable assistance prevention the full Strictly franchise” according to 1 expert. After a summertime of Strictly Come Dancing scandals erstwhile 2 antheral nonrecreational dancers, Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima, were forced to discontinue the BBC bid owed to allegations of abusive behaviour from erstwhile pistillate partners, immoderate were doubting the aboriginal of the hugely palmy endowment show.

There were adjacent rumours this year’s bid could beryllium cancelled amid the drama but thankfully it did launch, albeit with 1 large alteration - the instauration of chaperones during rehearsals to guarantee the comfortableness and information of the personage contestants. That didn't halt a unrecorded amusement incidental blowing up though erstwhile Go Compare prima Wynne Evans was embroiled in an awkward moment' that went viral. His pro spouse Katya Jones appeared to determination his manus disconnected of her waist and past blanked his precocious 5 attempt. They apologised for their "bad wrong joke" but tensions were precocious and it did thing to amended the show’s ailing reputation.

However determination is 1 personage contestant who a TV adept believes whitethorn person rescued Strictly and who helium says volition decidedly assistance the Glitterball Trophy successful December. The Guardian’s Michael Hogan says he’s "calling it now" and has named unsighted comedian Chris McCausland, 47, arsenic the Strictly victor 2024. He reckons he’ll "dance to triumph connected a question of positivity," which "might conscionable assistance prevention the full Strictly franchise".

He besides claims that his casting successful the line-up was "inspired". "Paired with irrepressible Australian nonrecreational dancer Dianne Buswell, his infectious humour and miraculous advancement person helped Strictly repair its reputation," Hogan states. He reckons it’s Chris’ humour - helium perpetually cracks jokes connected the unrecorded shows, often astatine the disbursal of the judges - that has reminded viewers that it’s simply an amusement programme and should beryllium treated arsenic such.

"Crucially, helium refuses to instrumentality it each excessively seriously. When Strictly was attracting front-page headlines, galore seemed to hide that this conscionable was a personage dancing competition. With his laconic wit and rapid-fire repartee, McCausland treats Strictly arsenic what it is: escapist airy entertainment," helium writes.

He besides points to the information that Chris, a basal up comic for the past 20 years, knows however to enactment a assemblage and ever gets a "raucous reception" from the workplace assemblage astatine Elstree. None much truthful than aft his almighty Couple's Choice routine to Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) by John Lennon during which the lights were turned disconnected truthful the assemblage and viewers got a sensation of what dancing is similar erstwhile blind.

Hogan compares him to 2020 champion Bill Bailey, being a "middle-aged funnyman with innate musicality, impish humour and the underdog origin each wrapped up successful 1 grin-inducing package." Although helium says Love Island ’s Tasha Ghouri and Miranda prima Sarah Hadland are the "stand out" celeb contestants erstwhile it comes to existent dancing prowess, helium inactive believes dada of 1 Chris volition triumph implicit the nationalist erstwhile it comes to voting astatine the extremity of the series.

"When she [Dianne] and McCausland assistance the glitterball trophy connected 14 December, arsenic they surely will, it volition supply a dose of sheer joy. The euphoria could assistance Strictly Come Dancing transcend the bullying allegations and reconstruct its feelgood origin successful its landmark 20th year," helium concludes.

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