The comedian is racing to be fit for Saturday’s live Strictly show (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Strictly Come Dancing fan-favourite Chris McCausland has revealed he’s ‘falling apart’ ahead of Saturday’s show after being struck down with a cold.
The comedian-turned-dance-extraordinaire, 47, has been one of the stand-out performers of this year’s competition, impressing the judges week by week.
Chris and dance partner Dianne Buswell have averaged an impressive score of 27 from judges Craig, Motsi, Shirley, and Anton after three terrific dances.
But his future in the competition has faced its toughest test yet this week as the TV funny man has battled the mother of all colds ahead of dance number four.
In a video posted to Instagram, Chris and Dianne updated fans on how things had been going over the past few days as they rehearse ahead of Saturday’s live show.
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Chris said: ‘I’ve had a cold. I’m falling apart, but I’m motoring on because I’m a soldier. But we’re getting through the dance with the song, all the way through, occasionally better than where it was yesterday.’
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Chris is ‘falling apart’ but ‘motoring on’ this week (Picture: Instagram)
Dianne joked that over-egging things might well be Chris’ forte: ‘Before I even arrived here [for training] you messaged me: “Oh Di. My throat, my nose, my wrist, my big toe…’
Chris shot back however, revealing he was just giving his training partner a warning about his cold, saying: “I was being considerate. I was just to let you know I’ve got a bug.’
He continued, joking about precautions Dianne might want to take: ‘My throat’s a bit sore, my nose is bunged up, just letting you know in case you want to wear a helmet.’
The pair wowed the judges with their ‘excellent’ Wayne’s World routine last Saturday (Picture: BBC)
It’s been a great three weeks for Chris and Diane so far (Picture: BBC)
The pair have been preparing to dance a salsa on Strictly, and during an appearance on spin-off show It Takes Two, Chris confessed they are both covered in bruises because the dance involves a lot of lifts.
He said: ‘It’s been intense. There has been more lifts in it than Canary Wharf. There’s tricks and lifts – we’re both covered in bruises. Dianne’s had to use make-up to cover up all over her legs so it doesn’t look like I’ve been beating her up.’
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