Strictly Come Dancing latest: Fans praise Craig Revel and Anton Du Beke’s Halloween week costumes
It was fright night in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom on Saturday, which meant the remaining 11 contestants showed off terrifying transformations as they fought for a place in next week’s competition.It’s not just the celebrities who got in the Halloween spirit. The judges also dressed up, with Craig Revel Horwood and Anton du Beke teaming up and doing their best impression of the twins from The Shining. Professional dancer Carlos Gu — who doesn’t have a celebrity partner this year — also vied for the Best Costume crown by dressing up as Claudia Winkleman. On the dancefloor, there...
Chris McCausland reveals biggest fear as Strictly’s first blind contestant
Strictly star Chris McCausland has opened up about the pressures of being the show’s first blind contestant and revealed his biggest fear because of it. The 47-year-old comedian has fast become a fan-favourite for his short quips and witty retorts. As well as his personality, he’s impressed judges with his dance performances alongside partner Dianne Buswell. The pair have been scoring fairly high results across the series so far, although last week’s performance had McCausland worried he would be voted off.Toyah Willcox even advised her fellow contestants if they wanted to win, “get rid of Chris!” and faced backlash...
Strictly’s Chris McCausland opens up on ‘hell’ week as he reveals exit fears
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Chris McCausland described training for his Halloween Samba as “hell”.The show’s first blind contestant and partner Diane Buswell were marked a total of 26 out of 40 on Saturday’s show (26 October), receiving only a mark of five from judge Craig Revel Horwood, who said his movement was “too bouncy”.Speaking after his performance, Chris told host Claudia Winkleman: “The samba and Halloween perfectly matched, it’s been hell.“There’s so many things you’ve got to do with the bottom part of your body.”Diane added: “This was the hardest dance to describe.”Chris then spoke of his exit fears after revealing two couples had been dumped from the competition after performing the samba. Read More Chris McClausland applauded for ‘beautiful’ Strictly moment that saw him dance alonePaul Mersons’s hilarious comeback after low score Strictly scoreStrictly’s Chris McCausland responds to Craig Revel Horwood’s ‘harsh’ dance mark
Strictly’s Chris McCausland responds to Craig Revel Horwood’s ‘harsh’ dance mark
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Chris McCausland and his professional partner Diane Buswell responded to judge Craig Revel Horwood’s “harsh” dance score.The comedian, who is the first-ever blind contestant to take part in the popular BBC show, appeared alongside his professional partner on spin-off show It Takes Two on Tuesday (15 October).Show host Fleur East asked them about Craig’s score of six out of 10 for their Salsa to ‘Down Under’ by Men At Work on Saturday (12 October).Diane said: “I screamed with excitement because it felt so good.“If we had got a four or a three from Craig I would have screamed with excitement.”The comedian replied to her: “That is absolutely rubbish.” Read More Watch: Nick Knowles fights back tears as he is eliminated from Strictly in shock exitStrictly’s Toyah Willcox leaves Fleur East speechless with dig at fellow contestantStrictly’s Craig Revel Horwood makes admission after BBC’s probe findings released