Chris McCausland says he hid feelings when rising up in Liverpool

Comedian Chris McCausland has stated the expertise of successful Strictly Come Dancing allowed him to be open sufficient about his feelings to write down his new autobiography.

Speaking on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen, McCausland stated he had beforehand “presented the facade” he needed individuals to see till participating within the twenty second season of Strictly – which he described as “the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done”.

He stated: “I’m a northern bloke who grew up in Liverpool in the 80s – I’ve always been quite closed off…get your emotions, put them in a hole and build a carpark on top of them,” he stated.

“Suddenly you cry on the telly in front of 10 million people, you feel a lot more open.”

McCausland, 47, was registered blind after losing his sight to retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary situation, in his 20s.

He stated he began his autobiography, Keep Laughing, together with his beginning because it was when he had good eyesight earlier than it started deteriorating.

“I wanted to frontload the deterioration of the eyesight right at the front of the book so I could casually refer back to it as I was working through the story rather than having to explain it too much along the way,” he stated.

He stated he started writing stand-up comedy in his mid-20s out of boredom whereas he was recovering from a bout of shingles.

But he stated it was vital for him to not “just go and be funny about being blind”.

“I didn’t talk about it onstage for ages,” McCausland stated.

“My plan was to …make people forget and surprise people.”