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Strictly’s Chris McCausland takes swipe at judges and show bosses
He was not happy at being made to dance first
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Chris McCausland took a swipe at both the judges and the show bosses.
The comedian was welcomed onto the spin-off It Takes Two alongside his partner Dianne Buswell.
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Chris McCausland, 47, was the first celebrity to take to the dance floor on Halloween week.
Fleur East asked the star if it was "nerve wracking" opening the show with his Samba, to which appeared to be fuming.
Chris made a dig at show bosses as he warned them that he would be "having words" if he had to do it again.
"It was horrible," the comedian joked. "I didn't like going on first and if they put me on first again, we're gonna be having words."
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The star claimed that by being the first person to dance, he lost out on valuable rehearsal time with his partner Dianne Buswell.
Chris stated: "My routine went out the window."
"If people realize at home, before you go on, you go and have a little run through your dance in the little training space. And then you go out and do the dance.
"When you're on first [you] don't get any of that. You have to just be in a queue.
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"And when you're in a queue, you think, and the more I thought, the more I realised I don't know this dance, I had a panic and a mind blank."
The star also had harsh words for judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood who claimed his routine had too much "bounce."
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On Saturday night Shirley commented: "Now, I never thought I would say in eight years about bounce, but you actually overcooked the bounce.
Anton said: "Your bounce was probably a little too much, it lacked a bit of fluidity."
This was before Craig had his turn to speak, who explained: "There was a bit of hopping in that Samba which wasn't great."
But Chris hit out at the judges' comments, saying he was just being 'enthusiastic' with his routine.
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"I overcompensated with enthusiasm. And basically, you're not allowed to be enthusiastic doing a samba," he sarcastically quipped.
Adding: "You're not allowed to have fun. I had too much fun, and I got penalised for it."
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Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on BBC One and stream on BBC iPlayer.
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