Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland's inspirational Alternative Christmas Message
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Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland delivered the alternative speech on Channel 4 on Christmas Day where he highlighted abelism in the UK. The 47-year-old blind comedian - who won Strictly alongside professional dancer Dianne Buswell earlier this month - delivered a rousing speech which was broadcast at the same time as King Charles III. During his speech, Chris shared his favourite Christmas snack while also shining a light on the inadequacies of social help available to those with disabilities.
Addressing the nation, Chris said: "Oh um sorry. You um caught me with a mouth full of mince pie there. I umm. I love mince pies. I love mince pies so much. I love minced pies so much that I've had to enforce a rule that says I'm not allowed to eat any until my last day of work before Christmas and well, as you may know, it’s been quite full on this year. My feet have barely touched the ground and it has gone right up to the wire and I am just making up for lost time really.
"I don't care if they're the posh ones or the cheap ones, I don’t care if they’re the big ones or those tiny little dinky ones. Weather it’s got a solid top or a lattice crown. I will never discriminate against any sort of mince pie, all of them are equal to me and will no doubt meet the same undignified end as I try and fit it all in my mouth in one go. Oh, that’s quite an alcohol-y one.".
He went on: "Discrimination is never a good thing. Well, I mean sometimes I suppose. Many, many years ago before I got into comedy, I applied to be a spy for MI5. I got down to the last 30 out of 3,000 applicants. The top 1 per cent of potential spies that this country had to offer before they decided no, a blind spy wasn’t what they were looking for but, you know, I think they had a point. I think sometimes discrimination can be vital for the safety of the nation, but usually, we can do better.
