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The comedian, 47, started losing his sight 20 years ago, between the ages of 16 and 21, due to retinitis pigmentosa which, according to the NHS , sees sufferers lose their sight.

Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] Strictly star Chris McCausland has revealed how he's learning to dance despite not being able to see.

'All we can do is figure it out as we’re going along because I need to be in it and doing it to see what works and what doesn’t.' 'It’s a learning curve and hopefully the mistakes we make along the way will allow us to have a bit of a laugh, make some funny VTs and show the mistakes, because there will be a lot of mistakes along the way, I imagine.'

'I’ve got in a taxi before and someone’s gone"oh wow, you did the stairs on your own". People think you can’t do anything if you’re blind. His signing is a first for the dance competition which previously featured deaf EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis who won the glitterball trophy alongside Giovanni Pearce in 2021

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