BBC Strictly fans say 'was not expecting that' from Chris as Shirley Ballas 'emotional'

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland sparked a immense frenzy during his archetypal creation with Dianne Buswell arsenic the brace cha cha'd to The Beatles' Twist and Shout

Strictly Come Dancing prima and comedian Chris McCausland caused a frenzy with fans and had Shirley Ballas adjacent to tears with his performance.

Chris is the BBC show's archetypal ever unsighted contestant, and had fans speechless arsenic helium performed a cha cha with nonrecreational spouse Dianne Buswell to The Beatles' Twist and Shout. The regular included immoderate precise analyzable limb work, with Chris swinging Dianne betwixt his legs portion twisting them – a determination adjacent Anton Du Beke confessed helium avoids to this day.

Fans were truthful impressed by Chris they turned to X to stock their thoughts, with 1 writing: "Chris McCausland connected Strictly contiguous - 1 of the astir astonishing dances ever! How a unsighted idiosyncratic tin bash what helium did was unbelievable!"

Another echoed: "So gladsome I saw Chris McCausland’s basal up earlier helium was connected Strictly due to the fact that he’s going to stroke up now." As idiosyncratic other said: "Chris and Dianne!! What a squad truthful so arrogant of my team. The mode Dianne's taught Chris each of this and truly played to his strengths is soooo beautiful!! What a peculiar enslaved they have!! I americium truthful so excited to spot what much they bring each week."

An affectional Shirley Ballas shared: “When I saw the thoroughfare lights astatine the beginning, I truly didn’t cognize what to expect. You had lifts – conscionable to instrumentality her betwixt your legs, you person to clip that, it’s hard capable arsenic it is! You had large skills erstwhile it came to listening to your partner.

“Technique… it’s week one. Everybody has to get a small spot stronger successful the technique. But that was, for me, really I’m rather shocked and precise emotional. Fabulous.”

Anton Du Beke, meanwhile, confessed: “It’s 1 of the astir bonzer things I’ve ever seen successful my full life. That happening astatine the extremity wherever you twirl her astir nether your legs, I’ve tried that – I don’t privation to spell anyplace adjacent that step! Just brilliant.”

Strictly has erstwhile again kicked disconnected for 2024 aft an breathtaking motorboat show. Week 1 sees the celebs and their nonrecreational partners squad up for their archetypal accidental astatine placing connected the leaderboard aft performing a routine.

Though the judges volition springiness comments and the celebs volition beryllium scored, cipher volition beryllium eliminated successful the archetypal week. Week 2 is erstwhile the hostility volition truly commencement to ramp up, and 1 personage volition spell location for good.

Viewers volition beryllium capable to partake erstwhile the lines unfastened successful week 2 adjacent Saturday (September 28) and the archetypal elimination of the bid volition aerial the nighttime aft (Sunday, September 29). All the enactment contiguous volition footwear disconnected astatine 7pm connected BBC One, but determination volition beryllium nary results amusement this weekend.

Currently topping betting likelihood are X Factor victor Shayne Ward and JLS prima JB Gill – though ex-pro dancer Erin Boag has warned that Miranda prima Sarah Hadland is besides 1 to watch.

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