Strictly winner Chris McCausland reveals why he's missing live tour after feeling 'worn down'

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Chris McCausland has finally opened up about why he won't be joining the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.The comic, who triumphed in the BBC dance contest with partner Dianne Buswell this weekend, joined fill-in host Ranvir Singh on today's episode of Lorraine to discuss their record breaking victory on the show.Reflecting on his Strictly experience, Chris said: "It's been a really emotional Saturday night and I'm still feeling quite worn down by it.

It's been three and a half months; it's relentless. It's consuming - physically and mentally it takes a toll. This is what the show does, it wears you down physically and mentally and then it pokes you with a stick until you cry in front of everybody."He also expressed disappointment at missing out on the live tour but joked about his longevity in the competition. "I started my tour in January this year and I did the first leg until May and I was meant to be back out in September.

We moved the dates to accommodate Strictly, so we just moved them to January," he explained, reports the Mirror. "We had to move these dates to accommodate Strictly and it just wasn't a consideration at the time...

I don't think anybody thought I would be any good at it. I don't think they thought it, I don't think I thought it. And in terms of going on tour in January, I didn't think I'd be going on tour on the back of Strictly.