Strictly winner Chris McCausland admits major change he needs to make after 'relentless' series
Comedian Chris McCausland has opened up about feeling "feeling quite worn down" after his victorious stint on Strictly Come Dancing, which he found to be "relentless", and has revealed the major change he needs to make. The 47 year old comic shared that he indulged in his cravings during the show, confident that he was "burning more calories than what I’m consuming".
Making history as the first blind winner in the show's two-decade run, Chris triumphed over fellow finalists including Miranda's Sarah Hadland, Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, and JLS's JB Gill on Saturday. Chatting on ITV’s Lorraine, he confessed: "You know what, it’s been a really emotional Saturday night, and I’m still kind of feeling quite worn down by it, three-and-a-half months, it’s relentless. It’s consuming, physically and mentally, it takes its toll."
Chris also didn't hold back in describing the gruelling nature of the competition. "And this is what this show does, it wears you down physically and mentally, and then it pokes you with a stick until you cry in front of everybody," he explained.
READ MORE: I'm A Celeb 'feud' exposed as Alan Halsall slams another campmate
The Liverpool-born comedian also mentioned how the show had taken over his life, requiring earlier bedtimes and leaving him mentally drained, even leading to him subconsciously counting steps at home. But now that he's off the show, he joked about needing to cut back on chocolate.
"You just eat what you want, because I know that I’m burning more calories than what I’m consuming, and I’ve eaten more chocolate this last three-and-a-half months now than I’d eat in 10 Christmases, and I’ve got to stop it," he said.
“Because if I carry on eating the way I’ve been eating, I’ll have a burger for a Tuesday lunch, who has a burger for a Tuesday lunch? And if I carry on I’ll just explode. It’s a lifestyle that it’s got to change, because the dancing will not continue at that rate."
During the interview, Chris added that his 11 year old daughter was so impassioned during his performances that she would throw things at the TV whenever judge Craig Revel Horwood appeared, even when he was praising her father. He shared: "The first show, when we did the cha cha cha, she was so nervous, and as soon as we started dancing on the dance floor, she burst out crying, she got better throughout the series and was able to enjoy it."
“She threw things at the telly when Craig was on, she calls him a bum, even after the final, even after he gave us a 10 and said something nice, she couldn’t forgive the two eights, I love her.”
