Strictly Come Dancing’s winning brand of chaos overshadows months of scandal
3 months ago

Strictly Come Dancing’s winning brand of chaos overshadows months of scandal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the lead up to the first Strictly Come Dancing live show of the season, there was a huge question mark hanging over the dance competition. Soon, DIY SOS’s Nick Knowles was prancing around dressed like an intergalactic Bob the Builder, wearing a glitzy hi-vis vest, before he had some cake thrown in his face by pro dancer Carlos Gu. Wynne Evans, aka that opera singing bloke from the “Go Compare” advert, burst out from under a silver dish wearing a chef’s hat and started singing along to a Tom Jones track before samba-ing around the floor with his partner, the ever-patient Katya Jones. open image in gallery History making: Chris McCausland is the show’s first blind contestant There were also moments that remind us of just how powerful Strictly can be, too, like when comedian Chris McCausland, the show’s first ever blind contestant, took to the dance floor to perform a routine to “Twist and Shout” with partner Dianne Buswell.

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