BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans demand major change after 'landslide' Chris McCausland win

Strictly Come Dancing enthusiasts are eager to discover the extent of Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell's "landslide" triumph in the final. Reflecting the curiosity of many viewers, a fan expressed their desire on social media for the voting figures to be disclosed, speculating that the duo secured a colossal 94 per cent of the public vote.

"I know the BBC never release #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing voting percentages (don't know why) but I'd have loved to have known how much of a landslide victory this was for Chris and Dianne," they posted. "I reckon they had at least 94% of the vote overall."

Yet, some fans who scrutinised the unofficial Strictly spoiler poll, which hints at potential outcomes, debated that the true figure might be under 64 per cent.

"The poll was overwhelmingly Chris and Di, then JB, then Sarah and Tasha last," another viewer responded. It is suggested, however, that the spoiler poll reflects only a fraction of the total votes cast, casting doubt on its accuracy, reports the Express.

"Every tweet I saw last night was overwhelmingly [for] Chris and Dianne so agree it was probably one of the most runaway votes in #Strictly history," an additional admirer contributed. "Personally I sent 4 votes their way and 2 to Sarah and Vito... I'd have been happy with either."

One fan expressed their strategic voting approach: "I am pleased they won and they really deserved it but I knew they would get all the votes so I split mine between JB and Sarah," while another was unequivocal in their support: "Never has there been a more deserving winner - had all my votes."

Despite the jubilation over Chris's historic win as the first blind contestant to triumph on the show, the debate over whether Strictly - or indeed "all shows" - should make voting percentages public continues to gain traction.

Chris's victory comes hot on the heels of deaf contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis's win with Giovanni Pernice in 2021, which included a BAFTA-winning moment when the music ceased, allowing the audience to experience the dance from Rose's perspective as a deaf person during their performance to Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson's 'Symphony'.

With Chris having recently penned and starred in the Sky Christmas film Bad Tidings, and rumours swirling about the BBC's interest in his continued involvement in future projects, it seems this isn't the last we'll be seeing of him.

The star, evidently moved by the events of the previous evening, appeared on X this morning to confess that he "hadn't quite recovered" from the "emotional" night that saw him triumph. His win injected a much-needed moment of joy and warmth into a show that had recently been tarnished by controversy.