BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland's cheeky response to Samba-Thon after outrage from fans

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Chris McCausland has cheekily addressed the return of the Dance-A-Thon on Strictly Come Dancing after it sparked outrage from fans on his behalf.

The comedian had another impressive weekend in the ballroom alongside professional dance partner Dianne Buswell. It came as the pro's parents were in the live studio audience having waited seven years for her mum, Rina, and dad, Mark, to watch her perform in person on the BBC One dance contest.

They watched Chris and Dianne deliver a fiery paso doble for their Strictly performance, which brought Dianne's parents to tears after they travelled to the UK from Australia just last week to visit her. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Jamie Borthwick tells Tess Daly 'all he can say' as he misses out on quarter-final Their performance to El Gato Montes by Manuel Panella secured them a score of 33 out of a possible 40, with Motsi Mabuse saying she "loved the commitment" in the dance.

It was then during Sunday night's (November 24) results show that Chris and Dianne's fate in the competition was confirmed as it was revealed the pair have made it through to week 11 of Strictly's 20th-anniversary series, which will be the show's annual Musicals Week.