BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans concerned for Chris McCausland as they share 'nightmare situation'

Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland, alongside his dance partner Dianne Buswell, remains a frontrunner for the title, but some viewers foresee challenges ahead for the comedian.

BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing has returned with its eagerly awaited Halloween special, where contestants don spooky get-ups for their performances. Chris McCausland, who is the first-ever visually impaired competitor on Strictly, has consistently impressed judges and fans since he first stepped onto the dance floor.

Chris and Dianne's prospects of clinching the series have steadily improved, making them top contenders for the coveted Glitterball Trophy. Nonetheless, fans on Reddit expressed concerns about his technical skills compared to other dancers.

A fan with the username Major_Bee4483 commented: "I love Chris, not just his humour and comebacks but he is genuinely a great dancer, I think he'll make it all the way...the only issue is, if he's in a dance-off against say, Tasha, it's still judges vote how can they choose him over her?"

They further added: "The public would for sure, but the judges if they're going on technicality?? I'd want him in there tho 100% already deserves to be in the final in my eyes."

User Godfish23 offered some words of encouragement in response: "If the public are voting for him so heavily Chris will never have to worry about a dance-off."

Further backing Chris, Sixmoreplz commented: "Yeah I suspect the only way he'd ever leave before winning the damn thing is an injury withdrawal (which we don't want)! ".

Discussing the potential of Chris landing in the dance-off, they continued: "God what a nightmare situation that would be - imagine having to pick between Chris and Tasha?".

"If that ever happened I suspect that the judges would decide to vote two a piece to keep in, so that it'd be a tie and then go with the public vote instead (which Chris would win)."

Another fan clarified that there is no public vote after the dance-off and if there is a split decision, head judge Shirley Ballas would get the deciding vote.

In a separate Reddit post, Low_Food2893 confessed to having an "unpopular opinion" about Chris, stating he was "overhyped".

They proceeded to say how they believed fellow comedian and actress Sarah Hadland deserved a higher score, responding to a fan: "So you think Chris tonight was stronger than Sarah? I mean we're all entitled to our opinions but I think marking tonight was rather off."

Kindly_Category7810 added: "I think Chris was accurately scored and Sarah was underscored - but her being underscored isn't Chris' fault."

Judge Craig Revel Horwood has not shied away from offering constructive criticism to Chris, particularly following his emotional waltz to You'll Never Walk Alone.

He highlighted a few technical issues with the performance, saying: "I did actually have a moment," before adding, "and then I thought about the technicalities of it. Your left elbow is way too low. It lacked any sort of swing."

Despite his critique, the other judges were visibly moved, struggling to hold back tears following the breathtaking routine.

Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday on BBC One at 6.25pm.