Dianne Buswell has revealed Chris McCausland's request just a minute before they went out live to perform their latest routine on Strictly Come Dancing. It was another impressive weekend for the comedian in the BBC One dance contest as he and Dianne performed their second routine of the 2024 series alongside the other 14 couples competing in this year's competition. Saturday night's (September 28) show saw the competing pairs' new scores being combined with those received in week one to create a new bumper leaderboard.
READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing star given 'significant hit' after surviving elimination - and it's not Toyah Wilcox It was also the first time that viewers were able to vote in support of their favourites before the first dance-off and elimination of the BBC One dance contest this year, with Toyah and Neil one of the couples falling victim. Chris, who is Strictly's first blind contestant, stole the show on Saturday night (September 28), receiving a standing ovation from the live audience for his foxtrot. Chris and Dianne landed a score of 29 after gliding across the dancefloor and performing bench work with his partner Dianne Buswell to Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy by The Tams.
After giving the comic a standing ovation, head judge Shirley Ballas praised him as “an example to every celebrity upstairs when it comes to footwork”. Fellow judge Motsi Mabuse said the slow foxtrot is one of the most difficult dances but she felt he made it look “so easy�.