Chris McCausland has revealed the Halloween tradition he shares with his daughter Sophie as he gears up for his latest Strictly Come Dancing performance.
The comic and his dance partner Dianne Buswell are set to bring some Saturday night fever to the BBC One dance floor with a Samba to Bee Gees’ Stayin’ Alive on October 26.
Ahead of the spooky-themed evening, Chris discussed his family’s Halloween festivities, remarking: “I take my daughter trick or treating around our neighbourhood. You can always tell the people that are into it as they’ll have a little pumpkin in the window, I think that’s the sign now isn’t it” and humorously added: “I’ve just got a sign that says stay away!”.
Further sharing his skeptism towards the supernatural, he quipped: “I don’t believe in any of it. I think if there were ghosts, you wouldn’t be able to see anything else but ghosts. Imagine all the ghost bees.”
Recalling a past conversation with Gyles Brandreth, the Have I Got News For You star opened up about his apprehensions regarding fatherhood, confessing: “I was in such a dilemma about it because I knew I would regret not having kids, but the thought of having kids terrified me.”
Chris is currently leading the pack as the favourite to clinch the Strictly 2024 title. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have placed him at the top of the odds with a 2/5 chance of winning, ahead of Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri at 4/1 and actress Sarah Hadland trailing at 9/1.
On Saturday night (October 21), Chris and his dance partner Dianne wowed the audience with a beautiful Waltz to Gerry and the Pacemakers’ You’ll Never Walk Alone, earning a score of 35 – their highest in the series so far. The pair received an eight from Craig and nines from the other three judges, putting them just five points shy of a perfect 40.
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One