BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland reveals unique way of handling 'defeats' with daughter

Chris McCausland has revealed the unique way he is teaching his daughter about handling 'defeats' with his daughter after worrying he'd faced his own in Strictly Come Dancing.

The comedian, who is the show's first-ever blind contestant, has won the hearts of viewers of the BBC One dance contest alongside his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell.

But Chris appeared to be fearing for his future in the hit dance show last weekend as he performed during Strictly's first-ever 'Icons Week' before it was confirmed he was through to week eight alongside Dianne during the latest results show last Sunday night (November 3).

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For their week seven performance, Chris and Dianne delivered a Tango to rock band KISS' hit Rock and Roll All Nite, in which they sported dark outfits and eye makeup reminiscent of the rock band before scoring 29 out of a possible 40 points from the judges.

Following the news he'd made it through to another week, Chris took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and said: "If I'm honest, I was quite down on myself in that interview clip straight after the dance that was on the results show tonight because I thought I had made a pretty big mistake. I realised later that I hadn't. I'm feeling good. Thank you for all of your support! X#Strictly."

Now, as Chris focuses on his next routine, which will see him and Dianne perform a Couple's Choice to Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) by John Lennon, he's spoken about how he's spending his time away from the ballroom where he can with his family.

Writing in his latest column for the Telegraph, the 47-year-old said: "I have been returning home super late every Saturday night so that I can wake up in my own bed and have the full Sunday at home before training starts again on the Monday. I find that I am feeling quite flat on a Sunday as the week’s intensive training schedule and then the stress and emotion of Saturday is quite draining.

"I try to remain on the couch as much as possible on a Sunday and entice my daughter into a game of Uno so that I can teach her about handling defeats early in life. Yeah, I’m an oversized child. Trying to get an 11-year-old off an iPad is like trying to persuade somebody that they should give up a chocolate gateau so that they can lick a tomato instead. It’s often a lost cause and I’m the one wallowing in defeat."

It comes after It Takes Two host Janette Manrara pointed out Chris and Dianne's latest leaderboard blow on Thursday's (November 7) show, remarking: "Chris, despite being both a ballroom fan and a KISS fan you ended up joint second from the bottom of the leaderboard!"

In response, Chris, who is the first-ever blind contestant on the show, quipped: "Alright, easy Janette! That's a bit..." prompting Janette to explain: "I was gutted as I was so looking forward to it but the scores didn't reflect that!"

Reflecting on the weekend, Chris said: "You know what, I've got no idea whether what I do is good or not I have to be told, don't I? So we did the Samba the week before, we were bottom, and that was hard, it was technical. The Tango, I think I carried a lot of pressure over but those first five shows we did, there was a lot of joy in them. There were a lot of moments, wow moments, we surprised people, we surprised ourselves.

"Then we've had two really technical weeks. The Tango, you can't even smile in it, you've got to look like you'd rather be doing anything else but the Tango! Joint second from the bottom? The competition is hard, I'm just a fella who sits on a stool for a living!"