Strictly Come Dancing’s Chris McCausland has been spotted for the first time since reaching the show’s quarter-finals.
The blind comedian, 47, enjoyed a casual walk with his wife Patricia in west London before heading to a cafe together.
Chris, dressed in a black zip-up sweater and a white sports cap, was held by Patricia, who tenderly took her arm through his.
Patricia echoed her husband’s relaxed outfit, wearing a brown sweater and baggy jeans.
The star seemed in good spirits as she enjoyed some time off from rehearsals with her dance partner Diane Buswell.
At one point, Chris was seen standing outside the cafe alone and busy with his mobile phone while Patricia presumably collected her drinks inside.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Chris McCausland has been spotted for the first time since reaching the show’s quarter-finals.
The blind comedian, 47, enjoyed a casual walk with his wife Patricia in west London before heading to a cafe together.
Chris and Dianne’s success on Saturday means they reach the quarter-finals.
Jamie Borthwick and her partner Michelle Tsiakkas were the last couple to be eliminated after facing off in the dance duel against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe.
Chris’ exit comes after he broke his silence after furious Strictly fans branded the Samba-thon “discriminatory, unfair and in poor taste”.
The comedian took to the dance floor on Saturday night to compete in a high-drama Samba-thon involving all seven couples on the floor at the same time.
But viewers thought Chris was at an unfair disadvantage because he has no concept of spatial awareness, even though the judges actively encouraged the celebrities to “move” around the track.
Chris and his professional dance partner Dianne were the first couple to be kicked off the dance floor.
Leaving the dance floor first meant that Chris and Dianne only received one point, putting them in second place on the judges’ scoreboard.
But in their solo performance later in the episode, they delivered a fiery pasodoble for their performance tonight, which earned them 32 points.
Chris, dressed in a black zip-up sweater and a white sports cap, was held by Patricia, who tenderly linked her arm through his.
Patricia echoed her husband’s relaxed outfit, wearing a brown sweater and baggy jeans.
The couple was seen chatting outside.
Chris was seen enjoying a break from his grueling dance training.
At one point, Chris was seen standing outside the cafe alone and busy with his mobile phone while Patricia presumably collected her drinks inside.
Chris enjoyed a low-key exit after earning a place in the Strictly quarter-finals.
Chris and Dianne’s success on Saturday means they progress to the quarter-finals.
X fans wrote: ‘I find it shocking that they chose this year to bring back the sambathon when Chris can’t see any of the other couples/be spatially aware of other couples. Of course he will be expelled first? In my opinion it is not in good taste’,
‘I’m sorry but the sambathon was very discriminatory against Chris, he had no perception of where the others were and couldn’t do half the movements the other couples did because he had to be connected to Dianne, poor thing. of’,
‘If it had been an annual thing, that’s one thing… but they decided to bring it back!!! It was deliberate! Selected! Get going! With a BLIND and very popular contestant! ANGRY!!!’,
‘I could have had money for Chris to be the first one out. Totally unfair. The way he clapped for the point, I think it was his way of saying “f you.”
Chris’ exit comes after he broke his silence after furious Strictly fans branded the Samba-thon “discriminatory, unfair and in poor taste”.
The blind comedian took to the dance floor on Saturday night to compete in a high-drama Samba-thon involving all seven couples on the floor at the same time.
But viewers thought Chris was at an unfair disadvantage because he has no concept of spatial awareness, even though the judges actively encourage celebrities to “move” around the track.
“To be honest, it was kind of a joke as far as Chris was concerned, and it obviously didn’t bother him. He’s going to pass anyway, it’s the others fighting for a place.”
After viewers called the samba-thon “discriminatory” towards Chris, he took to Instagram to reflect on his performance.
He wrote: ‘I was very proud of our dance on Saturday, and as for the Sambathon… (closed mouth emoji)… Well, thank you very much for all your votes.
You really helped us survive double Latin! See you tomorrow mate (Dianne Buswell), I’ll bring earplugs’