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Strictly pro Nadiya Bychkova defends producers' decision to put Chris McCausland in 'unfair and discriminatory' Samba-thon after furious backlash


Strictly Come Dancing professional Nadiya Bychova has defended the show after Chris McCausland was put in the 'unfair and discriminatory' Samba-thon.

Comedian Chris, who is blind and lacks spatial awareness, was the first to be sent off the ballroom floor with his dance partner Dianne Buswell, 35, during last weekend's Samba-thon. Fans agreed with the TV personality, raging on X: 'I'm sorry but the sambathon was very discrimatory against Chris, he had no perception of where the others were and he wasn't able to do half the moves the other couples were doing because he had to be connected to Dianne, very poor.' He said he heard their names being called 'not long after', recalling: 'I can only imagine they had immediate concerns about their decision to let a blind man loose with his arms and legs flailing about the place.

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