BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland shares message from 11-year-old daughter he gets 'every weekend'

Chris McCausland has said he will be emotional when his Strictly Come Dancing journey comes to an end, saying it is the "most rewarding thing" he has ever done, and has also revealed the messages he's received from his daughter every weekend.

Last weekend, the comedian and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell were seen competing in the semi-final of the BBC One dance contest. Like their fellow semi-finalists, the pair performed two dances each in a bid to make it through to the last week of the 2024 run of the competition.

After another impressive night in the ballroom, it was later confirmed that the pair had made it through to the final of Strictly's 2024 series alongside Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec, Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola and JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, which takes place this Saturday (December 14).

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Chris, 47, has now revealed he and his 11-year-old daughter were terrified when he first took on the challenge, but she is now cheering him on to win. Ahead of the final, he said: "The fear was immense. I said no to this a few times because it was terrifying."

He added: "I like a challenge, I like new things, I like being out of my comfort zone, but I need to know that I can do good and represent myself and represent other people well. There was a huge doubt about that."

The stand-up, who is Strictly's first blind contestant, said most weeks have been "terrifying" but he has discovered he has “a lot more resilient and determination” than he realised. "It’s been exhausting, and it’s been the scariest thing I’ve ever done, but I think it’s certainly been the most rewarding thing I’ve ever