Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland has said that he can understand why some people have “struggled” when competing on the BBC show and how a “clash” could happen when contestants and professional dancers have different objectives.
The stand-up comedian, 47, became the first blind person to win the popular dancing competition last year alongside professional Australian dancer Dianne Buswell.
Before the series began, the show was embroiled in controversy as the corporation conducted a review into complaints made by actress Amanda Abbington about the teaching methods used by her dance partner, Giovanni Pernice, when they competed together in 2023.
She claimed she was subjected to a “toxic environment” and “inappropriate, mean, nasty bullying” behaviour during her time on the show, but Italian dancer Pernice “rejected any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour”.
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