It's been a tricky year for Strictly, with the popular BBC show facing allegations of a toxic culture and bullying during training.
Comedian Chris McCausland has officially been revealed as the first celebrity contestant for this year's Strictly Come Dancing. The 47-year-old - who is registered blind - regularly features on panel shows including Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and QI. He will be the first blind contestant to compete on the show, following in the footsteps of the show's first deaf contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis, who won Strictly's coveted glitterball trophy back in 2021.
' National disability charity Sense praised McCausland's inclusion on the show, calling it a 'pivotal moment' for disability representation. Campaigns Officer for the charity, Steven Morris, who is himself deafblind, said that the lack of representation of disabled people in TV, films and literature when he was a child had left him feeling excluded.
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