This Morning’s Ben Shephard appeared stunned after Strictly’s Chris McCausland revealed that he has a place on the dancing competition next year – if he wants it, of course.
Wishing the presenter a happy 50th birthday, comedian Chris, who is the first blind contestant in the history of the BBC show, revealed that the contract is ready for him to sign.
Chris, 47, who was sat in his BBC dressing room, delivered the good news as part of a montage of celebrities sharing their celebrations for the TV icon.
When hearing the offer, Ben appeared stunned and laughed off the good news as he smiled in delight at the clip while he co-presenter Cat Deeley cheered him on.
Delivering the delightful news, Chris said: ‘I am sending you this message from my dressing room here at Strictly studios, a dressing room that I am told could be yours next year if you’d like it. Remember, 50, not too old… the contract’s ready!
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This Morning’s Ben Shephard appeared stunned after Strictly’s Chris McCausland appeared to have revealed that he has a place on the dancing competition next year
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Wishing the presenter a happy 50th birthday, comedian Chris, who is the first blind contestant in the history of the BBC show, said he heard ‘his dressing room is available for Ben if he wants it’
MailOnline have contacted Strictly Come Dancing reps for a comment.
Other celebrities such as Lorraine, Chris Kamara and also wished the presenter a happy 50th birthday.
Chris’ big news comes just days after he broke down in tears during Sunday night’s results show as he found out he had made it through to the 2024 final.
On Saturday he and partner Dianne Buswell scored 36 out of 40 for their Viennese waltz to Metallica track Nothing Else Matters.
Speaking to host Claudia Winkleman on Sunday after finding out they were through, the fan favourite fought back tears as he admitted: ‘It’s been emotional,’ before thanking viewers and those who had voted for him for ‘getting on board with what we’ve been doing.’
‘It’s been hard, it’s been the scariest thing I’ve ever done. It’s been knackering and I can barely talk.’
Dianne took over as she explained how genuine Chris’ emotions were, admitting: ‘It’s hard to crack this guy, he hides behind his comedy a lot.’
Turning to her dance partner she said: ‘You have taught me so much. The fact we’re in the final shows that anything is possible.’
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Strictly Come Dancing favourite Chris McCausland broke down in tears during Sunday night’s results show as he found out he had made it through the 2024 final
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The comedian, 47, is the first blind contestant in the history of the BBC show, and on Saturday he and partner Dianne Buswell scored 36 out of 40 for their Viennese waltz
The couple also teased their finale showdance, revealing they would be dancing to New Radicals classic You Get What You Give.
‘We just want everyone to smile alongside us at home,’ Dianne teased of the fun dance, as Chris added that the song’s lyrics meant something to him, quipping: ‘To be in the final we’ve got the dreamer’s disease’.
On Saturday night Dianne made a plea with the public as to why she and Chris should be in the final as she insisted she ‘could not be prouder’ of what he has achieved.
She said: ‘I have taught Chris this whole time without a single visual cue.
‘He’s never been able to watch a video back to see whether he’s done a good job
‘He’s never been able to see his competitors, or what the competition is like but he has captured the spirit of this show.
‘I could not be prouder of him.’
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Speaking to host Claudia Winkleman on Sunday after finding out they were through, the fan favourite fought back tears as he admitted: ‘It’s been emotional’
Fans at home were in agreement with Dianne, and one even called for viewers to ‘boycott’ the show altogether if they do not lift the Glitterball Trophy.
Chris has been a favourite throughout the competition but the Mail reported this weekend that the Strictly judges are ‘furious’ that its most talented celebrity dancers are being booted off the show while the less able ones stay.
Craig Revel Horwood in particular is said to be ‘stunned’ at how the likes of athlete Montell Douglas and actor Jamie Borthwick have been evicted, while reality TV star Pete Wicks made it to the semi-final despite having far lower scores than fellow competitors.
Strictly has always regarded itself as more serious than other reality series, but the judges and some BBC bosses now fear that it is becoming a popularity contest.
