Strictly's Chris McCausland admits he 'doesn't want the sympathy vote' to win the show after the blind comic became favourite to lift the Glitterball

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Chris McCausland has insisted he 'doesn't want to be the sympathy vote,' after becoming odds-on favourite to win the show. Strictly Come Dancing favourite Chris McCausland has insisted he 'doesn't want to be the sympathy vote,' after becoming odds-on favourite to win the show The comedian who is blind, has stunned viewers with his moves, and is set to dance an emotional Waltz with his professional partner Dianne Buswell this weekend He added: 'That first episode, I mean, to say I was s****ing my pants is an understatement. The Strictly star went onto detail the fear he felt before his first performance, which sent viewers into a frenzy and quickly turned himself and Dianne as a fan-favourite Dianne and Chris update fans each week with a video dairy as they talk through their previous performance and how they've been preparing for the next one. Chris recently revealed the secret signal he gives his partner Dianne Buswell during the Strictly Come Dancing live shows on Instagram 'You know what I'm like today Di,' Chris replied.