He was unveiled on ITV’s This Morning as the first official contestant for the 2024 series, and said: “This is literally the worst-kept secret there has ever been in British television.” It had been widely reported that the 47-year-old would be joining the line-up. He said: “I think it’s been out there – it’s been exhausting keeping a secret everyone seems to know.
” Asked how he feels about taking part, he said: “Apprehensive, massively apprehensive. “I don’t know what I’m getting myself into. I’ve never watched it, obviously.
It’s just some music.” It’s time to exclusively reveal the first Strictly celebrity joining the class of 2024..
. ! 🪩 — This Morning (@thismorning) He added: “I don’t dance, I have never danced. I grew up with headbanging and mosh pits.
” McCausland lost his sight due to retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary eye disease, which causes gradual degeneration of the retina. He said: “If anybody out there is thinking ‘How the hell is he going to do that?’ then rest assured that I am thinking exactly the same thing. “I don’t dance, I haven’t danced, I can’t dance, I can’t see the dancing I will have to do.
What can possibly go wrong? Ok, don’t answer that.” McCausland has hosted his own show on ITV on Saturday mornings, and has also featured on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and QI. The announcement comes after swimmer Tom Dean announced he will be appearin.