Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland has cheekily admitted to fibbing to judge Craig Revel Horwood during a recent episode of the BBC show. The comedian had previously flattered the notoriously tough judge by rating his new album as a "10 out of 10", and predicted it would be a Christmas hit.
Despite Craig, 59, appreciating Chris' kind words, he didn't hold back from critiquing the hopeful's Paso Doble performance. Although he pointed out some errors, he also praised the routine as "wonderful" and "a solid performance".
However, when it came to scoring, Craig gave Chris a seven out of 10, the lowest score among the four judges. Reflecting on his humorous interaction with Craig while chatting with fellow contestant Pete Wicks ahead of last weekend's Musicals Week, Chris revealed: "What I did last week, because he always, when you go to Craig, he goes into this condescending tone of voice, and he goes, 'Well the arms, the shoulders are high, the knees are high, blah, blah, blah, blah.'
"And so on Saturday, I thought - I'll cut this off before he gets into it and I buttered him up about his album that was out. And I said, 'Oh, Craig, before you start, I just want to say I've been listening to your new album, I think it's brilliant'."
When Pete asked if he had actually listened to the album during an appearance on the Staying Relevant podcast, Chris candidly responded: "Have I f**k."
Last weekend, the 47 year old comedian received the same score from Craig Revel Horwood for his Quickstep routine during Musicals Week. Despite this, he and his dance partner Dianne Buswell made it through to the semi-finals thanks to a combination of public votes and judges' scores, reports Devon Live.
Chris will now compete against Pete, Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill and Sarah Hadland for the coveted Glitterball trophy. On a recent podcast, Chris revealed that he initially declined the offer to join Strictly but later decided to represent the blind community on the show.
He said: "If they had of found somebody else, I kind of knew that maybe if I do it, it's not going to be all violins and sob stories. I can do it with a little bit of humour and stuff like that. So I knew I could represent well."
He added: "The dancing aside, that was still the concern. And going into episode one, the show one, I was s******g myself mate. Like proper grey, pale skin."
Despite his initial fears, Chris has consistently impressed both the judges and viewers with his performances. According to the latest odds from William Hill, he is currently the favourite to win the Glitterball trophy.
