Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland addresses struggle with 'very opposite' wife

Chris McCausland, who is currently competing on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, says his wife Patricia is the "very opposite" of him and brings "chaos" into their home

Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland has opened up about his relationship with his wife, describing her as the "very opposite" of him and a source of "chaos" in their household - which can be a struggle for him to understand.

The 47-year-old comedian was performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005 when he met his now-wife Patricia. She was filming a documentary about the festival at the time. Chris, who is visually impaired due to a genetic condition known as retinitis pigmentosa (RP), reminisced about how they bonded, sharing that they "had fun" throughout the process.

The couple, who are parents to 10 year old Sophie, strike a balance with their contrasting personalities. Chris, hailing from West Derby, brings tranquillity, whereas Patricia, despite appearing very British, introduces her native Brazilian vibrancy and "chaos" into their lives.

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In a candid chat on Gyles Brandreth's Rosebud podcast earlier this year, Chris reflected: "We spent a lot of time together when the camera wasn't running, socialising, going out and doing things, and we just had a lot of fun. We were very opposite, she comes across as very British but she's Brazilian, she came across when she was five or six."

He continued, highlighting the cultural traits of his wife's homeland: "Her life is chaos in the way that Brazilian people are chaos. It's a natural attribute of their being that they are very proud of - they bring chaos to any room.

"The number of times she'll be talking in Portuguese to her mum and then I'll say to her, 'are you okay? What happened there? ' and she'll say, 'we were just..' but it sounds like they had the most horrific argument and they're just talking about what they're going to do that day.

"Full of energy, took me out of my comfort zone, and I think me to her, I made her laugh and was almost this calming presence in her life that she was attracted to."

Chris used to work in a call centre before he decided to quit and pursue stand-up comedy full-time. He spoke about the "adrenaline surge" he felt while performing, which led him to perform "four or five times" a week.

He added: "I gave up the day job, I gave up the call centre two years in, which is really quite quick. I just took a leap, really, and I got a credit card lined up in case I needed it, and I never needed it, thank god.

"I ended up loving it so much, I enjoyed the people I met from all walks of life doing comedy, and although the call centre was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life, the work itself was a little bit mind-numbing. And so having this adrenaline, this surge to look forward to in an evening, I ended up gigging four to five nights a week."

Chris is set to take the stage for week three of Strictly Come Dancing tonight. Last week, he and his partner, Australian dancer Dianne Buswell, earned 52 points with a foxtrot to The Tams' Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy.

Strictly Come Dancing will be broadcast on BBC One tonight at 6.25pm.