BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland issues devastating update over future on show

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has announced that he'll be absent from the show's anticipated live tour starting in January. Comedian Chris will miss the live Strictly Come Dancing arena tour due to his stand-up commitments, it has emerged.

A representative for the comedian told The Mirror : "Chris has already shifted the dates of his tour to do Strictly and that wasn't an easy thing to do. There were a lot of disappointed people and it was stressful - we got a lot of messages. So he couldn't move them again, absolutely not.

"Everyone has been very straight about this all the way along the line. It's a great shame, because he'd love to do the tour, but Chris is not available." The spokesperson for the BBC Strictly favourite continued: "He said at the point of signing up that he wouldn't be able to do it, that it wasn't going to be possible, it was always clear."

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"It's a wonderful surprise that he's done so remarkably well on Strictly, exceeding everyone's expectations. Having already rescheduled his tour dates once to fit in the show, it's just not feasible to do it again. His tour was booked in advance and takes priority, so it can't be postponed for a second time - that wouldn't be fair to the fans who have already committed."

Pete Wicks is the bookies’ current favourite to leave Strictly Come Dancing this weekend, and former Strictly winner Ola Jordan agrees, but she thinks Jamie is also at risk. Mecca Bingo has teamed up with Ola Jordan, former Strictly Come Dancing professional, to share her thoughts on who could be at risk ahead of this weekend’s episode.

“I think Pete and Jamie will be in the bottom two. I think Pete’s tango isn’t going to be bad, but I think people are realising now that he shouldn’t be in the competition anymore. Jamie’s got the Foxtrot – Foxtrot is very technical, and he might struggle with that," she said.

“I think JB will be safe this weekend. He’s got Charleston, so I think it’s going to be a really good and fun dance. Then you’ve got Montell doing the Quickstep, and because Montell was in the bottom two last week, I don’t think she’ll be in the bottom two this week.”