Strictly Come Dancing’s Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell left the audience in tears with their heartfelt waltz to the iconic Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone on Saturday night.
As they took to the dance floor, the pair received a standing ovation and glowing praise from the judges, earning a total of 35 points – their highest score to date.
After their emotional performance, Chris turned to his professional partner Dianne and asked: “Did I do okay? ” to which she replied: “I’m so proud of you!”
The powerful dance left viewers on Twitter (now X) overcome with emotion, with one user saying: “Genuinely sobbing at chris and dianne’s dance right now. it was unbelievably stunning #strictly” Others shared similar sentiments, with comments including: “Sobbing at Chris AGAIN #Strictly”, “Well I am SOBBING #Strictly”, and “Chris and dianne have me SOBBING. #strictly.”
This comes after Chris, 47, the show’s first blind contestant, had to seek medical attention after spraining his wrist during training, reports the Mirror.
In an article for The Times, Chris reflected on the challenges he’s faced during his intense training sessions with Australian dancer Dianne, 35. He revealed that despite delivering an impressive salsa performance last week, which earned the couple 30 points, he was actually battling a “horrible stinking cold” at the time.
Chris humorously recounted how he had informed Dianne about feeling unwell “several times an hour”, with the 35 year old scolding him for “moaning”. He joked: “I would simply say that I was keeping her up-to-date with what my body was telling me and my body was moaning.”
The comic also shared that he recently suffered an injury and even accidentally hurt Dianne during practice, forgetting his sprained wrist.
“As sprains go, it was a mild one and I was cleared to dance by the Strictly physio, but I had to wear a wrist support,” Chris said. “On Thursday, I actually forgot to put the wrist support on and ended up dropping poor Dianne in a rather unflattering heap on the floor. Sorry Dianne.”
In addition, Chris spoke about his experience performing the waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone, admitting his concern about disappointing Liverpool fans. “Everyone has a connection to the song so you don’t want it to be rubbish,” he shared with It Takes Two host Fleur East.
“If we can do something that Liverpool fans like, I have done it well. If we can do something that Everton and Manchester United fans like, we have worked a miracle! “.
This follows after DIY SOS star Nick Knowles was the third celebrity to exit Strictly, following a tense dance-off against ex-Coronation Street star Shayne Ward last weekend.
Nick, 62, and his dance partner Luba Mushtuk scored a total of 21 points out of 40 for their Charleston to Rain On The Roof from the film Paddington 2, landing them second from the bottom on the leaderboard last weekend.
Speaking to host Tess Daly about his Strictly experience, Nick expressed: “I’ve really, really been surprised by how much I’ve loved doing it and by two things that happen. One is how much you care each week, and the other is how much you don’t want to let down your partner. The only reason I could do this is simply because of Luba’s changes, she’s been amazing. There are some amazing dancers up there, and I will love watching the rest of the series.”
An emotional Luba responded: “I’ve never met someone as determined as you, and I remember you saying that if you do your best, you’ll be very happy. I think you did more than your best. Thank you.”
Strictly Come Dancing broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.