BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland reveals how 'brutally hard' show is days after win

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Chris McCausland has seemingly revealed how 'brutally hard' taking part in Strictly Come Dancing has been - and it's been enough to put off one of his comedy pals ever signing up himself.

The comedian was left in disbelief during the final of the BBC One dance contest on Saturday night (December 14) after he and professional dance partner Dianne Buswell were crowned the show's 2024 champions.

The pair fought off stiff competition during the sparkling grand final. from Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley and Sarah Hadland and Vito Coopla to take the title for the 22nd series and lift the coveted Glitterball trophy. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly speaks out as show dealt blow after Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell win After Tess Daly announced them as this year's winners of the BBC One dance contest, Chris said it was "astonishing” to win.

He cried and hugged his partner Dianne after the title was announced, with them both appearing to be in disbelief. The 47-year-old, who is Strictly's first-ever blind contestant and winner, said: "It’s astonishing.