Strictly Come Dancing fans were left fuming after host Tess Daly asked a ’embarrassing’ question to Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
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Strictly Come Dancing viewers were taken aback after Tess Daly made a comment to Chris McCausland that many deemed “embarrassing”.
Chris and his dance partner Dianne Buswell performed a Quickstep to a tune from Anything Goes for Musicals Week. However, the mood took a turn when fans picked up on something Tess said to Chris and Dianne as they approached her.
After their successful dance, Chris and Dianne were celebrating when Tess was heard saying to Chris “can you see how happy she is with you”. This remark sparked outrage among fans, given that Chris is visually impaired due to a condition known as retinitis pigmentosa.
Upset viewers expressed their feelings on social media, with one posting: “No Tess, Chris can’t see how happy he made Dianne…… #strictly.”
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Another wrote: “Surely Tess didn’t just ask Chris ‘can you see how happy she is with you? ‘ #Strictly,” reports the Mirror.
“Tess saying to Chris ‘can you see how happy she is? ‘….um no Tess, he can’t #Strictly,” a third shared, while a fourth commented: “Tess just asked Chris if he could see how happy Diane was….”
A fifth added: “did tess actually just say “can you see how happy she is with you” to chris. a blind man.”
Another remarked: “Did um…did Tess really just ask “can you see how happy she is with you?””
Chris had previously admitted he was “terrified” to be the first blind contestant on the show.
He weighed the pros and cons, shifting his focus away from personal concerns and the fear that accompanied them, ultimately concluding that the benefits outweighed the risks, as he shared with The Guardian: “When you weigh that up, and you stop thinking about yourself so much, and the fact that you’re s***ting your pants, there becomes more benefit than risk.”
In another conversation, he delved into the hereditary nature of his blindness, but emphasised his determination to integrate it into his life. Speaking to Big Issue, he revealed: “Being blind wasn’t just something that happened to me, it was hereditary. Nan was blind, my mum was losing her sight. It was always treated as just part of life, so you get on with it. That’s fed into my way of viewing it.”
He also touched on his past hopes for a cure, saying: “But I did always think, things are moving so fast, we’ve got the internet now, surely there will be a cure and I’ll be able to see by the time I’m 30. I mean 40. I mean… and it just moves on and on.”
Reflecting on his gradual loss of sight, he noted: “When you’re losing your sight gradually, there’s never a clear moment when you are forced to deal with it. I’d refuse to be associated with things connected to it, like, ‘I’m not using a stick, I’m going to pretend I can see’. But you get into more trouble pretending there’s nothing wrong. It wasn’t until I lost my sight completely that I accepted it.”
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