Strictly Come Dancing fans were quick to be annoyed by a decision made by the show on for Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - but quickly praised them both once their latest routine was over. The pair opened week nine of the BBC One dance contest, which saw the Strictly stars and the show's entire team relocate to Blackpool for one weekend for its annual spectacle from the famous Tower Ballroom. Comedian Chris and professional dancer Dianne kicked the epic night of dancing off by delivering a classical American smooth routine to Canadian-born singer Paul Anka’s Jump that earned them their first 10s of the series READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing spoiler leak reveals 'wrong' bott om-two in Blackpool 'shock' Head judge Shirley Ballas told black tie-wearing Chris that he had the "best feet I’ve seen in a long time", and "didn’t miss a beat", while Anton Du Beke said "if anyone can beat that tonight, I’d be amazed".
They earned 37 points from the judges, as co-host Tess Daly said they were the 100th Strictly couple to perform in Blackpool. It was also revealed that Chris' mother, father and sister were watching him in the audience and it all became too much as Dianne became emotional as they received their highest score of the series, hopefully taking them one step closer to performing in front of her mum and dad as they prepare for their visit from Australia. But it's fair to say Strictly fans were initially concerned for the pair as they were the first out of the e.