Blind Comedian Chris McCausland Crowned ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Champion After Emotional Final
deadline.comStrictly Come Dancing, the BBC’s biggest TV entertainment show, has gone out in style in its 20th anniversary year, crowning blind comedian Chris McCausland this year’s champion after an emotional final.
The dance show – the BBC’s original show that paved the way for dozens of international versions (including the US’s Dancing with the Stars) – had had a chequered few months, weathering a string of controversies, with two professional dancers accused of abusive behaviour in rehearsals (both denied) and a group of new guidelines introduced to protect celebrities’ welfare.
What the show desperately needed were some positive headlines to sideline these bad stories, and that’s what it has enjoyed – with this series combining unprecedented standards of dancing, and an inspiring champion in blind comedian Chris McCausland.
For the first few weeks of this series, McCausland remained at the bottom of the leaderboard, saved regularly by the public’s vote.
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