Chris McCausland: 'Perception of people with disabilities is antiquated'

The judges praised McCausland for his "poignant" dance that reflected the experience of blindness.

"I pitched this idea to Dianne to have a moment of darkness instead of something that was a gimmick," McCausland said.

"I actually wanted to put the audience in the dark so it was a complete surprise for them to see me spinning Dianne when the lights came on."

McCausland's dance follows a performance in 2021 from actor Rose Ayling-Ellis who is deaf and paid tribute to the deaf community by dancing for a short while with her partner Giovanni Pernice in complete silence.

It won the former EastEnders star a Bafta for the best must-see TV moment.