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Strictly's Chris McCausland reveals he felt physically sick with 'fear' as he prepared to perform his dance routine during the first live show


Chris McCausland revealed he felt physically ill with fear ahead of his first live performance on Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday.

The comedian, 47, who is the show's first blind contestant, performed with his pro dance partner Dianne Buswell , 35, and the pair scored 23 points, landing joint sixth with Sam Quek , Tom Dean and Jamie Borthwick The funnyman previously detailed how he made a shock career change after losing his sight 20 years ago, forcing him to give up his job as a web developer. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of rare, genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and loss of cells in the retina - the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye.

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