Strictly Come Dancing viewers shedding tears over ‘the Chris McCausland effect’

‘The Chris McCausland effect’ is leaving Strictly Come Dancing viewers successful tears arsenic 1 instrumentality shared a heartwarming communicative astir the existent series.

In 2024, Strictly Come Dancing introduced audio statement arsenic good arsenic unrecorded signing and subtitling to marque definite the BBC’s most-watched bid was much inclusive than ever.

Continuing to interruption boundaries, this year’s line-up besides includes the archetypal ever unsighted contestant, Chris, who mislaid his show aged 22 aft a devastating diagnosis.

He’s already blown viewers distant proving that adjacent without show you tin beryllium a acold amended dancer than astir of america could ever imagination to be.

The interaction of Chris and the BBC’s update with audio statement is present being felt with 1 instrumentality connected Reddit, who goes by the nether sanction queermarmalade, revealing their unsighted person Steve is ‘getting to bask Strictly for the archetypal clip ever due to the fact that of the audio descriptions (which helium said are amazing) AND helium wants to get creation lessons now!’

The station connected Reddit titled ‘The Chris effect’ moved different Strictly fans to tears.

‘Wow this made maine teardrop up a small bit! Tell him to spell for it!’ replied RasberryLemonLime1.

WittyMasterpiece agreed: ‘That’s amazing! So pleased to perceive that. Strictly has shown that it has a powerfulness acold beyond entertainment.’

‘Wow that is an unthinkable story, acknowledgment for sharing and archer Steve we’re close down him and would emotion to cognize however helium gets on!’ Therailwaykat_1980 cheered.

Chris is present the favourite to database the Glitterball trophy, according to bookies, aft 2 incredible, high-energy, performances with his spouse Dianne Buswell.

Diver Tom Dean became the archetypal contestant to beryllium given the footwear connected Saturday, with the judges choosing to prevention Toyah Wilcox successful the dance-off – which didn’t spell down good with viewers.

Tonight, the remaining contestants volition instrumentality to the signifier for Movie Week with the objection of Nick Knowles who has been forced to driblet retired with his 2nd wounded this series.

Strictly Come Dancing returns contiguous astatine 6.25pm connected BBC One.

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