BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland surprise as CBeebies career rediscovered in co-star tributes

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Chris McCausland's Cbeebies career has been rediscovered as his former co-stars paid tribute to him over his success in the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing so far.

The comedian has been impressing viewers of the BBC One dance contest both in and our of the ballroom as he takes part in the show alongside professional dancer Dianne Buswell.

Chris, who is Strictly's first blind contestant, and Dianne are also firm favourites to lift the Glitterball trophy this year, despite the final of the show's 20th-anniversary series still being a number of weeks away. READ MORE: Ellie Leach 'responds' with Vito Coppola move after fans left 'disappointed' over gorgeous red carpet appearance Their latest appearance in the show's famous ballroom saw them dance a beautiful waltz to the Liverpool anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, in a nod to Chris' beloved home city and football club, which left the judges having to compose themselves and viewers in tears The judges then scored them 35 out of a possible 40 points, their highest score of the series so far, and they were later seen making it through to week six of the BBC One dance contest which will be the annual Halloween special.

Among those showing their support for Chris' dancing journey is some familiar faces from his past working on Cbeebies. Some may not know that Chris, who is now best known for his stand-up and regular stints on panel shows such as Would I Lie To You and appearing in sitcoms like Not Going Out, actually had his first major TV exposure on the children's programme Me Too!