Chris McCausland, a star on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, shared with This Morning viewers today: "I can't feel my legs, it's killing me." He was referring to the challenge he's facing with this week's demanding dance routine for the BBC show. The comic joined the ITV daytime show favourite alongside his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell.
Together, they shared that their rehearsals have been centred around a Jive for the upcoming live show, a style of dance that Chris is finding particularly taxing. On Thursday's (October 3) episode of the programme, hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard praised Chris for his dedication and sense of humour on the glittering BBC show. Keen to discover more about this week's preparations, former Good Morning Britain host inquired: "What are you working on this week?" Without hesitation, Dianne responded: "It's a Jive, so it's very fast.
" Chris then expressed his personal perspective on how the intensive training was affecting him physically, reports the Express . Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 22, Chris contends with a genetic disorder that leads to the progressive deterioration of sight through cell degeneration in the retina. This rare visual impairment causes a steady decline in vision over time.
Due to his visual impairment, it became evident that taking part in Strictly could be markedly "mentally draining" for Chris, as noted by host Ben. His participation requires learning complex sequences through auditory in.