Strictly Come Dancing finds itself in a new ‘fix’ row as Chris McCausland was crowned the winner of this year’s series.
Chris and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were crowned 2024 champions after the comedian made history as the show’s first-ever blind contestant and winner.
Chris, 47, dispatched fellow finalists Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill and Sarah Hadland in the ‘best ever’ final on Saturday, with his cheeky humor and inspiring story helping save the show after a year of scandal.
The highest-scoring final ever saw all the couples perform three dances each for the judges before presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced Chris as the winner of the coveted Glitterball trophy.
Despite several fans saying Chris was a ‘worthy’ winner, others said Tasha was ‘technically’ a better dancer and should have one.
And during the show, judge Anton Du Beke was very impressed with Love Island star Tasha, 26, even declaring him the ‘best dancer ever’ to appear on the show.
Strictly Come Dancing is in a new ‘fix’ row as Chris McCausland was crowned winner of this year’s series
Chris and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were crowned 2024 champions after the comedian made history as the show’s first ever blind contestant
Fans agreed: ‘Don’t doubt how incredible Chris was, but think he was judged differently than the other competitors – in my opinion Tasha was robbed’
“Tasha should have won, in the end it’s all about dancing.”
“Tasha should have won, she was the best dancer of them all, even Anton said that.”
‘Such a shame that people vote for their favorite celebrity and not for the best dancer. From day one it was clear who would win, simply based on who they are, not how they dance.”
“Chris was great, but Tasha was technically better.”
‘Was there any point in watching #Strictly final? I mean, it was a guarantee that Chris would win the glitterball regardless of anyone being better on the night, but he kind of feels bad for the rest of the celebrities for even trying.”
‘Chris may have achieved a lot, but he wasn’t the best dancer’
‘Chris is the weakest of the four finalists. But he is the most deserving winner.’
However, during the show, judge Anton Du Beke was very impressed with Love Island star Tasha, 26, and even called her the ‘best dancer ever’ to appear on the show.
Despite several fans saying Chris was a ‘worthy’ winner, others said Tasha was ‘technically’ a better dancer and should have one
‘Tasha and Sarah should have won, they were much tighter on the dance floor. But Chris is still a worthy winner.”
After Chris won, he burst into tears as he was hugged by his fellow celebrities before triumphantly throwing Dianne over his shoulder as the crowd went wild.
When asked by Tess and Claudia how the moment felt, Chris said: ‘It’s amazing, I don’t know what to say. I honestly thought I was going to date for the first week or two and I know no one went out the first week, but I still thought I could do it.
‘We just endured and endured and [Dianne] has gotten so much out of me and she deserves that [the trophy] so much,” as he then gushed over her “positivity” and “faith.”
He then joked, “Unless she changes her number, she’s stuck with me.” This is for [Dianne] and everyone out there, it just goes to show that with the opportunity and support, anything is possible!’.
Chris achieved his first perfect score of 40 points for a waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers, which was his final dance of the series and left the judges and viewers in tears.
His second routine was a mash-up of dance styles to New Radicals’ You Get What You Give and he recreated his viral ‘blackout’ moment for the first dance.
Chris and Dianne also danced to their own tune – Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) by John Lennon.
After Chris won, he burst into tears as he was hugged by his fellow celebrities before triumphantly throwing Dianne over his shoulder as the crowd went wild.