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Evening Standard
Charlotte McLaughlin

Chris McCausland praised for ‘awe inspiring and best Strictly final of 20 years’

Dianne Buswell and Chris McCausland (Guy Levy/BBC) - (PA Media)

Strictly Come Dancing’s first blind winner Chris McCausland has been hailed as inspiring “awe” as well as delivering the “best” final of the show in its 20-year history by his fellow stars.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, TV presenter Stacey Dooley, and the BBC One show’s co-presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, head judge Shirley Ballas, and Welsh dancer Amy Dowden were among those congratulating McCausland and his dancer partner Dianne Buswell on Saturday night.

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