The 47-year-old is the BBC show's first ever blind contestant
Fan favourite Chris McCausland has revealed he feared his stint on Strictly Come Dancing would be "a disaster".
He said: "There was a chance that it could be a disaster. There was a very real possibility that I could have gone out in the first round. But it's worked and that's not just because of me. It's worked because Dianne has been willing to take risks and been willing to put the hours in. He told the ECHO: "My sight was never perfect and it was deteriorating, but I could see. I was just in the street all day, there was no being wrapped in cotton wool.
"You knew them because they'd tell you to p**s off down the road rather than kicking the ball against the wall. You knew everybody and they all had a sense of humour so you grew up just having a laugh."
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