Chris McCausland's wife largely stays out of the spotlight - but one on-screen tiff between the pair raised eyebrows. The comedian is making history as Strictly Come Dancing's first blind contestant, and fans can't get enough of his performances. He is being proudly supported by his Brazillian wife Patricia as she cheers him on lovingly in the crowd.
The Liverpudlian 8 out of 10 Cats star has been married since 2012 and the couple have been together for 16 years. They met when Patricia, from Rio De Janeiro, was working on a TV programme about the Edinburgh Festival and now have a 10-year-old daughter called Sophie. While little is known about their marriage , the pair did have an awkward encounter on screen once that led to Patricia jokingly storming off set.
She and Chris chatted about their marriage during an episode of David Mitchell's Outsiders last year. The couple cameo was a fiery one as Patricia was shocked at Chris' cheeky response to Alan Davies' grilling. "On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you in your relationship?" Alan asked, prompting Patricia to reply: "I'll go for a good, solid nine and a half.
And that's not to say I don't feel like it's a ten. I just feel there's always room for improvement, because we've got that winning mentality and that's why we're here." But she was shocked when she turned to see Chris feigning shock at her score, as he jokingly quipped: "You'd go nine and a half?" When she repeated her score again, the comedian shrugged and said: "Y.