BBC Strictly Come Dancing star says 'I'd really love it' as he backs pro to lift Glitterball trophy

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Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has said he'd 'really love it' if Dianne Buswell could lift the Glitterball trophy this year.

The pair are competing in the final of the 2024 series on Saturday night (December 14). Alongside Chris and Dianne, Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec will compete in the final the BBC One dance contest in a bid to be crowned this year's champions.

Comedian Chris has recently said that he is "very proud" to have made the final of the BBC One dance contest alongside his professional partner Dianne because he was keen to "represent in a positive way" as the show's first blind contestant but he was initially concerned about the message it would have sent out if he had proven to be a "terrible" dancer. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Tasha Ghouri dealt 'crushing blow' hours before final But that hasn't been the case, with Chris and Dianne's partnership capturing the hearts of the nation, seeing them through to the end of the competition without ever landing in a dance-off.

Ahead of the final, Chris wrote in his Telegraph column about winning Strictly. He wrote: "Our last dance will be the Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone from week five.