Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland has missed his appearance on Capital Breakfast. The 47-year-old comedian, who picked up the Glitterball Trophy with dance partner Dianne Buswell over the weekend, was due to join the show with fellow funnyman Lee Mack but missed the interview after getting stuck in traffic.
After waiting for some time, radio hosts Jordan North and Sian Welby revealed he wouldn't be joining them for the interview. Lee quickly joked: "It is possible his strictly win has gone to his head and he feels he can do what he likes." Later in the interview, Lee said he was delighted when Chris was announced as the winner of the 2024 dance competition.
He revealed: "I got very little time to talk to him on Saturday because everyone was hugging him and I haven't spoke to him since! [It's] Incredible. I was looking at the old texts this morning because he [Chris] was texting me at the time asking if he should do it. I've realised the preconceptions about his disability, especially him being blind, but the more time I have spent with him, there have genuinely been times where I have forgotten he is blind.".
Chris previously appeared on Lorraine to chat about the win with stand in presenter Ranvir Singh. Speaking about the mental and physical toll the months of training had on his body, he said: "It's been a really emotional Saturday night and I'm still feeling quite worn down by it. It's been three and a half months; it's relentless. It's consuming - physically and mentally it takes a toll.
