Chris McCausland says his daughter is worried he’ll ‘fall off Strictly stage’ as he leaves fans in tears with 1st dance

STRICTLY Come Dancing prima Chris McCausland has admitted his girl is disquieted helium could autumn disconnected the TV show's acceptable during 1 of his routines.

Stand-up comedian Chris is the archetypal ever unsighted contestant to instrumentality to the Strictly dancefloor and made his debut connected the BBC contention past night.

However, successful the run-up to the contest, Chris has admitted that helium did person his doubts astir agreeing to instrumentality part.

In a caller portion for The Telegraph, the prima confessed that his deficiency of imaginativeness caused him to beryllium "terrified" astir the programme.

Writing for the publication, 46-year-old Chris said: "Have I mentioned that I was terrified?

"I mean, however tin I perchance person assurance successful my quality to bash thing erstwhile I can’t spot the wholly ocular happening that I’m being asked to do?

"On apical of that, instrumentality it connected unrecorded TV wherever failures are determination for everybody to spot and wherever the accidental of a generous edit is implicit zero, and what could perchance spell wrong?"

However, it was words from his 10-year-old girl Sophie that were the archetypal motion of interest from others astir his involvement.

Chris revealed: "I showed my 10-year-old girl a clip of the amusement and asked her if I should bash it. 'No, Daddy,' she said. 'You'll autumn disconnected the signifier and interruption your leg.'

"She's a joker astatine heart, but she's got a point."

Looking astatine her remarks humorously, Chris went connected to remark that the gag was connected Sophie owed to it being 1 large dancefloor arsenic opposed to a stage.

He continued:  "Not rather the ringing endorsement different celebrities get. But I've checked and determination is nary signifier truthful the joke's connected her..."

However, it seems that Sophie has thing to interest astir aft her dad's awesome archetypal week routine.

Chris wowed successful his regular with nonrecreational spouse Dianne Buswell.

The pairing performed a Cha-Cha-Cha regular to The Beatles deed Twist and Shout and scored a respectable 23.

Viewers astatine location were near successful tears arsenic their show with fans crossed the state expressing their immense pride towards Chris for his efforts successful the routine.

Writing online connected X, 1 Strictly instrumentality said: "Just however incredibly inspirational is Chris McCausland helium is unsighted and helium tin bash this delight support him successful the contention and let’s spot however helium gets on."

Another echoed: "Dianne Buswell you are A LEGEND. I could honestly outcry astatine however bully Chris was. The nationalist LOVE him."

A 3rd penned: "This amusement ne'er ceases to amaze me. I genuinely can't judge what a sensational show that was from Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell. Absolutely outstanding."