Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland makes history tonight as the BBC show's first blind contestant - but the comedian's journey to the dance floor hasn't been an easy one.

Strictly Come Dancing has finally returned to our screens and Chris McCausland had fans in tears with his 'extraordinary' first routine with professional partner Dianne Buswell

Reality star Pete Wicks, 36, and Jowita Przystal, 30, were a little quieter in the digital sphere until they got ‘told off’ and held an emergency Q&A session. Whether that was by BBC, or his own management is unclear.

It was the performance that brought everyone to their feet – and for good reason too as comedian Chris McCausland took to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor for his first Cha Cha.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left in awe of comedian Chris McCausland, as he became the first blind contestant to take to the dance floor with professional partner Dianne Buswell

Strictly Come Dancing made history by recruiting the show's first ever blind contestant this year - and Chris McCausland went down a storm.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland sparked a huge frenzy during his first dance with Dianne Buswell as the pair cha cha'd to The Beatles' Twist and Shout