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Privacy NoticeStrictly Come Dancing’s Chris McCausland is set to make history as the first blind contestant on the show and he’s bringing back a Strictly classic for his debut. The comedian will be performing a Cha Cha with dance partner Dianne Buswell to ‘Twist and Shout’ by The Beatles, a song that will bring back memories for many fans as it was once famously performed by journalist John Sergeant and his then dance partner Kristina Rihanoff in 2008. But they’re not the only ones taking on the Cha Cha on the opening night – Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez are also tackling the dance, choosing Kylie Minogue’s ‘Love at First Sight’ as their soundtrack. The live show on Saturday (September 21) will see all 15 celebrity contestants and their professional partners take to the dance floor for the first time.
Chris is partnered with Australian dancer and Strictly favourite Dianne Buswell
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John and Kristina once danced to The Beatles classic
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Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec are another couple who have chosen the Cha Cha and are dancing to ‘Espresso’ by Sabrina Carpenter. Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe are performing a Foxtrot to Dinah Washington’s ‘Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?’, while Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin will also dance a Foxtrot, but to The Supremes’ hit ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, reports Birmingham Live. Swimmer Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova will be dancing a Tango to Harry Styles ‘ ‘Golden’ and Toyah Wilcox and Neil Jones have chosen Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ for their Tango. Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu are set to sizzle with a Samba to Stevie Wonder’s ‘Do I Do’, while Welsh singer Wynne Evans and Katya Jones will also be shaking their hips to a Samba, dancing to Tom Jones’s ‘Help Yourself’.
Chris is already a fan favourite
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Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola are gearing up for a Quickstep to Dolly Parton’s classic ‘9 to 5’, while Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk are preparing to Jive to Starship’s ‘We Built This City’. Football pundit Paul Merson and his professional partner Karen Hauer will be gliding across the dance floor with an American Smooth to ‘Vindaloo’ by Fat Les. Meanwhile, TOWIE star Pete Wicks and Jowita Przysta are taking on the first Paso Doble of the 2024 series, dancing to ‘Breathe’ by The Prodigy. EastEnders ‘ Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas have chosen a waltz to Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’, while fellow waltzers JB Gill and Amy Dowden have opted for Leo Sayer’s ‘When I Need You’. There’s no need for the celebs to worry about elimination this weekend, as the first couple won’t be leaving the competition until the following weekend.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnStrictly Come DancingChris McCausland
