BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans outraged for Chris McCausland in 'bad taste' show decision

Strictly Come Dancing fans expressed their dismay for contestant Chris McCausland, criticising the show for placing him at a significant 'disadvantage'. In the latest episode of the BBC series, after individual dances, all couples were required to participate in a Samba dance-a-thon—the first since 2018.

As the judges observed and eliminated pairs one by one, the results of the dance-a-thon affected the overall scores. Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell ended up near the bottom after being the first couple eliminated, earning only one point.

Viewers took to social media to voice their concerns about the fairness of this challenge. One viewer stated: "Whose brilliant idea was it to have a sambathon this year of all years, which put Chris at such a disadvantage, he might just as well have gone and sat in the toilet! ! " Another expressed disappointment: "Dislike the anti Chris danceathon. Poor show #Strictly," while a third remarked: "I find it shocking they chose this year to bring back the sambathon when Chris cannot see any of the other couples/be spatially aware of other couples. Like of course he's gonna get voted off first? Not in good taste in my opinion #Strictly."

A further comment read: "We haven't done the Danceathon for years, so let's do it this year when we have a blind contestant".

Comedian Chris reacted positively to his low score, exclaiming 'yes' repeatedly after it was announced that he had received a single point for his performance, reports Birmingham Live.