Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland issues emotional statement ahead of final show

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Chris McCausland, the first blind contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, has revealed that he and his dance partner Dianne Buswell have "succeeded above and beyond" their expectations on the show.The 47 year old comedian will be competing against fellow finalists Sarah Hadland from Miranda, Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, and JLS singer JB Gill in Saturday's final.

Each star will perform three routines – a couple’s pick, judges’ choice and a show dance – in hopes of winning the glitterball trophy.

Ahead of the final, Chris shared: "I feel like we’ve never stayed in the competition above anybody that got higher scores than us, so it feels like we’ve exceeded expectations and got here on our own merits, so we’ve succeeded above and beyond what we expected of ourselves." Dianne agreed, admitting that reaching the final was "It’s the biggest surprise that we’ve made it all the way to the end.

Reaching the final is the cherry on the cake." Chris is currently the bookies' favourite to win the 2024 series, which marks the show’s 20th anniversary.