Chris McCausland has made history as the first ever blind contestant on Strictly Come Dancing . Despite being a well-known comedian , little is known about his personal life, as the 47-year-old constantly invents anecdotes and jokes about his wife and family during his stand-up gigs, so fans are unaware of his life away from the stage. But Chris, who is partnered with Australian pro Dianne Buswell on the BBC show, once made a rare appearance with his wife on a TV show that ended in an explosive argument.
Chris and wife Patricia, who works as a psychologist, chatted about their marriage on David Mitchell's Outsiders, but soon got into an awkward disagreement when quizzed about their relationship by comedian Alan Davies. “On a scale of 1 to 10 how happy are you in your relationship?” he asked, prompting Patricia to confidently 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 furious to discover her husband looking shocked at her score, as he jokingly quipped: “You'd go nine and a half?” When she repeated her score again, Chris shrugged and said: “Yeah nine and a half.” Patricia thanked him for agreeing, but Chris continued to wind his wife up, as he asked her again: “Nine and a half?” Fuming, she snapped: “All right.
I know, okay, what you want then? Go on, you tell him then..