What Chris has Accomplished in the last 12 weeks is simply incredible. Just close your eyes People for 30 secs and then open them my god I’m lucky. Brilliant well done Chris
This was honestly one of the most brilliant, iconic and joyful show dances that I've ever seen on strictly come dancing! I'm so, so thrilled that Chris and Dianne won, they are absolutely incredible and have proven that anything is possible and you can achieve things that other people believe you can't! ❤❤
BEST RESULT EVER congratulations Chris & Dianne Liverpool is beyond PROUD thanks for bringing the glitter ball home Chris 😭 🏆 What a great series loved it!
Been following from Australia the whole journey. Absolutely incredible with what they’ve been able to achieve, truely inspiring. They brought so much joy every week. Most deserved winners 🎉❤
Delighted for Chris and Diane, as Anton said he may not be the best dancer, but he IS THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY. I also wish hearty congratulations to JB, Tasha and Sarah who were AMAZING, FAB U LOUS
phenemonal, Im so so so so glad Chris and Diane won. I was in tears, anyone saying it was the sympathy vote really hasnt a clue, its the admiration and inspiration vote. Just so so so so so so happy for them.
The lyrics of this are very apt. “You only get what you give” - they gave us joy, great dances, lovely personalities so we gave back the love with votes. “We’re gonna kick you ass” they showed the negative messages that Dianne got that he’s prove them wrong with dancing a humour. So proud to see sarcastic, blunt but not that active Chris become a soft and bouncy young man through the love of dance and help of a sweet friend.
Score - *10* Chris has brought his best game and at the best time, this was so joyous to watch, and yeah he does have the music in him 100%, this was so beautiful, his ballroom has always been amazing, lovely to see such an improvement on the Tango he originally did. The power and energy gave throughout never faded and I love how happy Dianne is everytime they finish, she's just the best and the most worthiest pro of the gliterrball, her and Chris have worked to a level nobody has ever on Strictly before and it shows with how beautifully consistent they've been each week, this was just pure magic and entertainment, everything a Showdance is truly about! ❤
For Chris this is a win over the blindness....Sometimes life takes from us cruelly and is moments like these that give us a chance to take something back, fist in the air and triumphant. I'm so moved by Chris's tenacity, strength and resilience....Dianne did an amazing job as a teacher and as a guide , so very well deserved for he too, she is a beautiful dancer, it was her time .....I cried....CONGRATULATIONS 👏 👏 👏 thank you for these weeks of joy , keep on dancing 💖💖💖💖
Wow. Brilliant and amazing Showdance by Chris and Dianne, absolutely loved it. Got alot of votes from myself and my husband Absolutely very happy and very delighted that Chris and Dianne won the final. A huge Congratulations Chris and Dianne on winning the SCD Glitterball Trophy, 100% winners since the very beginning. Many huge Congratulations Chris and Dianne and a huge well done.😀👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🕺💃🏆🥇🥇
Watching this, and the other Chris dances from tonight, his posture is perfect, how it's developed over the series. He's grown in confidence on the dance floor. 2026 any chance of a tour from the 2 of you?
After quite honestly the worst year of my entire life this has been the best thing to happen all year for me. I see you don’t achieve those dreams the dreams that I have for myself after being snob so tight and for her to achieve that with Chris who is to fight all arts has honestly made me so emotional and I am so happy for her, and for him
And last but certainly not least our WINNERS OF STRICTLY COME DANCING 2024 CHRIS McCAUSLAND AND DIANNE BUSWELL. I will say it, yell it, my favourites WON yes get in, I get very emotional about who my favourites are and if they win or not and it was so lovely to see a deserving pair win Strictly Come Dancing (not that the other couple's didn't deserve to win) however I will say that I think Chris and Dianne worked the hardest and the most for this and they deserve and deserved the win hole heartedly., love you both amazing the pair of you. I would have liked this pair to do more of a classical Showdance however I liked how the different moves from the different dances this pair has done though out this series was incorporated into their Showdance which I enjoyed. Well Done to Well Done to Chris McCausland & Dianne for being amazing in the show an with there dancing. for being amazing in the show an with there dancing, what a great what a great way to end Strictly Come Dancing 2024.
Over past few years I have become used to the best dancer not winning but I feel this was the first time in a long time when any one of the finalists would have made worthy winners. I did think from quite early on that Christ had tremendous musicality and timing, not just for a blind guy but in general. It was clear he was doing performances that many people with sight would struggle with. My money was always with Chris but I wouldn't have argued if JB, Sarah Hadland, or Tasha Ghouri had won because they are each brilliant dancers. Strictly really is a great dance completion but not like any other. Others focus almost exclusively on technical prowess whereas, through the decision to let the public decide the winner, SCD takes into account that aspect of dance which is ephemeral. It comes in the form of joy, pleasure as well as technical competence. Chris is certainly an inspiration for people as his success and achievement reminds everyone to look beyond what is immediately apparent and see the potential which may be obscured on all of us. I enjoy SCD but this season really has been one of the best. Well done to Chris and Dianne!
Omg ! Chris totally deserves this. You would never know he cant see. Ive just been diagnosed with Macular. He has given me so much hope for the future. I hope i can be as positive as him. Well done Chris. We love you ❤️😊
Congratulations Chris and Dianne! I knew would ultimately win. Any one of the others could have won on any other year, including Jamie and Montell, who both went out too soon. My votes actually went to JB, but it seems fitting to have someone extraordinary win the finale that celebrates 20 years of Strictly. It really encapsulates what the show is about, what it does for the participants and viewers, and that it is more than just great dancing. You've been amazing Chris.
Chris, even if I were not rooting for you since Week 1 (which I was), you would have got me the moment you said that the Glitterball trophy would not be for you, it would be for Dianne. But as Dianne said, you did it together. I personally voted not just for you, but for this incredible partnership. This is what happens when two talented, intelligent, kind and genuine people come together and work towards common goal (even if that goal was to stay in the competition until November 😃): they ruin Strictly for all of us because I have no idea how can anything come close to this season, let alone top it 😁 You gave each other - and us - so much (and broke Craig in the process 😀). And what we gave you in return as a sign of our love and admiration is some round thing with the rough edges 😀
Dancewise, I did sense a little bit of exhaustion setting in but that was more than made up for with those moments that said a lot about Chris and why he has been so much more than 'the disabled contestant'. That kick. The wonderful moment when he caught Dianne from last lift and their entire body language said 'gotcha' like they have had one another's backs throughout. And the ending. It was a 'blurred vision' moment even for this hard-hearted cynic! **EDIT** By the way, was that the same set Dianne got in her final with Joe?
Our scores: Me: 9 Diya: 9 Kelsey: 8 Owen: 8 34/40 As a showdance, I was slightly underwhelmed by this, especially since they were aiming to go for Chris’s strengths in ballroom, it didn’t come together for me. Love the song though. Since they only posted the showdance video, I’ll briefly comment on his other two performances. Couple’s Choice- 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) I absolutely loved the message of this performance. I’m glad it was Craig that helped him improve it, this time it was much cleaner, no mistakes and the showman in Chris came out more. Waltz- 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) This was Chris’ moment. What a powerful song, and their performance matched that. Dianne somehow managed to teach him flawless footwork. There wasn’t a dry house in our house after that, we ran out of Kleenex. The Strictly 2024 winners! Definitely deserved, they worked for this. When I look back at the launch show group dance, I have to be honest, I thought Chris would be dreadful because that wasn’t good. Look at him now! His footwork has been a sight to behold, and that’s down to Dianne being a FANTASTIC teacher, she deserves a special award. I’m so proud of Chris and what he’s achieved, but for me, this was Dianne’s trophy. To think she hadn’t a clue how she was going to teach him at the beginning, to go on and deliver outstanding performances is just beyond inspirational. What a partnership, one we’ll remember forever!
It's not fair next year their should be no one who receives sympathy voted he didn't deserve it worst winner for years even though it is impressive it's a disgrace.
That's not how Strictly works though. The technically best dancers don't always win, the viewers that vote choose the winners. Chris deserved to win as much as the other finalists did. I was pleased that he won, but I'd have been happy for any of the finalists to win this year. They were all good dancers. Technically Tasha was the best dancer but Chris had more personality.
My wife and I watched about 12 seasons of “Dancing With The Stars” - the American version of “Strictly”. We stopped watching during Covid when it got too woke for our tastes. Watching this performance, it would appear that “Strictly” has gone down the same rabbit hole. Chris seems like a nice fellow, and is obviously a talented one as well. But I’ve just watched two of his dances, and there is no way that his dancing merits a first place finish, or even a place in the finale. Sorry to upset all the bleeding hearts…
Shame the whole show is boring. Thought I might try and watch the final. But after about 20-30 mins had to turn it off as SOOO BORING. but glad Chria won, he deserved it. Oh, and an Internet search showed that one of rhe celebrity finalists was actually a professional dancer so glad she lost. Shame the show wasted time with other dancers and z-list wannabes and hasbeens and generally nobodies. Now if they had made the show all about Chris and teaching a blind person to dance and the Choreography and a deaf person (yes it was the deaf dancer who was the professional,.so they need a real contestant who doesn't know dance) then they might have won new viewers. But I am sure they have lost more viewers due to the tired format.
Now I have 2 favorite partnerships on Strictly ➡️ Hamza & Jowita and Chris & Dianne!!! CONGRATULATIONS you two! After 3 tries, you finally got your win Dianne and probably the most rewarding one too. What started out as a questionable journey turned out to be a victorious one. You’re quite a dancer now Chris! And this freestyle felt like a celebration! Just wow! 🪩🏆🪩🏆🪩🏆🪩🏆🪩
What Chris has Accomplished in the last 12 weeks is simply incredible. Just close your eyes People for 30 secs and then open them my god I’m lucky. Brilliant well done Chris
Fully agree. We take so much for granted! Chris truly exemplifies grit and determination.
Well done to him and Dianne. ❤️
A OLD BLOKE WITH DOWNS WIN, A DESTRUCTION OF THE LICENCE FEE.
Dianne seems like such a joyous, delightful person. So happy to see her finally get her flowers!
This was honestly one of the most brilliant, iconic and joyful show dances that I've ever seen on strictly come dancing! I'm so, so thrilled that Chris and Dianne won, they are absolutely incredible and have proven that anything is possible and you can achieve things that other people believe you can't! ❤❤
BEST RESULT EVER congratulations Chris & Dianne Liverpool is beyond PROUD thanks for bringing the glitter ball home Chris 😭 🏆 What a great series loved it!
Been following from Australia the whole journey. Absolutely incredible with what they’ve been able to achieve, truely inspiring. They brought so much joy every week. Most deserved winners 🎉❤
Me, too!!!
I am from Germany and so happy he won. He deserved it 🎉🎉
There NEEDS to be a "behind the scenes" documentary about how they practised every week.
I was repeatedly in awe.
Dianne is clearly a good communicator and teacher .
Fab ideax
I was grinning from ear to ear all the way through that!! Great song! Great dance! Congratulations, Chris and Dianne!! What an epic partnership!!! ❤🎉
After getting runner-up twice Dianne gets her first win, and Chris makes history by being the first blind celebrity to win
Delighted for Chris and Diane, as Anton said he may not be the best dancer, but he IS THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY. I also wish hearty congratulations to JB, Tasha and Sarah who were AMAZING, FAB U LOUS
That was incredible! All those crazy lifts. Chris is amazing. And Dianne is the best teacher x
phenemonal, Im so so so so glad Chris and Diane won. I was in tears, anyone saying it was the sympathy vote really hasnt a clue, its the admiration and inspiration vote. Just so so so so so so happy for them.
I love him so much and I'm so pleased he won. He had my vote❤
I'm soooo happy Chris and Dianne won! They totally deserved it 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏
So deserved Chris and Dianne 🪩🪩🪩🪩 every week you were outstanding on that dance floor 🇦🇺🥰
This dance is so joyous!! They deserved the win so much, what they’ve achieved together is beyond inspirational ❤
Oh the joy they have brought us! The joy!!!!!
The lyrics of this are very apt. “You only get what you give” - they gave us joy, great dances, lovely personalities so we gave back the love with votes. “We’re gonna kick you ass” they showed the negative messages that Dianne got that he’s prove them wrong with dancing a humour. So proud to see sarcastic, blunt but not that active Chris become a soft and bouncy young man through the love of dance and help of a sweet friend.
He is so cool! He can do all of these crazy tricks while blind and I stub my toe with perfectly good eyesight 😂
FAB-U -LOUS!!! As it should be….a wonderful result,and so well-deserved. Pat R.
Fabulous!!!! Love these two so much!!! 💖
Wish I had someone like Dianne in my life, fun girl and amazing character. Good luck to them both.
I'm so glad they won
Score - *10*
Chris has brought his best game and at the best time, this was so joyous to watch, and yeah he does have the music in him 100%, this was so beautiful, his ballroom has always been amazing, lovely to see such an improvement on the Tango he originally did. The power and energy gave throughout never faded and I love how happy Dianne is everytime they finish, she's just the best and the most worthiest pro of the gliterrball, her and Chris have worked to a level nobody has ever on Strictly before and it shows with how beautifully consistent they've been each week, this was just pure magic and entertainment, everything a Showdance is truly about! ❤
This for me was the best strictly this year..its been fun and joyful ❤
What a fun routine. Loved it and danced incredibly well. Thank you for entertaining us.
Oh, the biggest smile watching this 💜
So pleased for chris and dianne,what a final,what a series.❤❤❤
So happy for Chris and Dianne. They both deserve that glitterball. I'll miss watching them dance every Saturday though!!
I feel so silly sat here crying to such a happy and up beat dance and song. But he makes me so emotional it's so amazing and inspirational
For Chris this is a win over the blindness....Sometimes life takes from us cruelly and is moments like these that give us a chance to take something back, fist in the air and triumphant. I'm so moved by Chris's tenacity, strength and resilience....Dianne did an amazing job as a teacher and as a guide , so very well deserved for he too, she is a beautiful dancer, it was her time .....I cried....CONGRATULATIONS 👏 👏 👏 thank you for these weeks of joy , keep on dancing 💖💖💖💖
Well done Chris and Diane 👏
I am soooooooo happy that they won totally deserved it! Congrats to them both....
Congratulations Chris and Dianne 🥳🏆👏🏻
It. Just. Makes. You. Smile. ❤
Wow. Brilliant and amazing Showdance by Chris and Dianne, absolutely loved it. Got alot of votes from myself and my husband Absolutely very happy and very delighted that Chris and Dianne won the final. A huge Congratulations Chris and Dianne on winning the SCD Glitterball Trophy, 100% winners since the very beginning. Many huge Congratulations Chris and Dianne and a huge well done.😀👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🕺💃🏆🥇🥇
Absolutely fabulous, well-deserved 🧡
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
I don’t even watch it - but I’m glad they won!
Amazing 🤩 very well deserved 🎉❤
So pleased for chris and Diane. Loved you both all the way through and voted for you.❤valx
Just pure joy, 🥰💙love love these 2.
Dianne finally having her first glitterball so proud 🥹🪩
Watching this, and the other Chris dances from tonight, his posture is perfect, how it's developed over the series. He's grown in confidence on the dance floor. 2026 any chance of a tour from the 2 of you?
Am so glad he won strictly he was the best one
Me 10 🥰
Dad 10
Mum 10
Grace 10
Well done Chris they deserved to win ❤
Chris also managed to get some of the best music ever played on Strictly. He really does have an incredible ear for excellent music.
The most deserving winners of Strictly ever, this is what it is all about. I could cry just watching them.
Congratulations chris and diane deserved winners 🎉❤😅
After quite honestly the worst year of my entire life this has been the best thing to happen all year for me. I see you don’t achieve those dreams the dreams that I have for myself after being snob so tight and for her to achieve that with Chris who is to fight all arts has honestly made me so emotional and I am so happy for her, and for him
Why are only the showdances being uploaded?
Was wondering the same thing. Would love to see the judges picks and couples favourites too.
And last but certainly not least our WINNERS OF STRICTLY COME DANCING 2024 CHRIS McCAUSLAND AND DIANNE BUSWELL.
I will say it, yell it, my favourites WON yes get in, I get very emotional about who my favourites are and if they win or not and it was so lovely to see a deserving pair win Strictly Come Dancing (not that the other couple's didn't deserve to win) however I will say that I think Chris and Dianne worked the hardest and the most for this and they deserve and deserved the win hole heartedly., love you both amazing the pair of you.
I would have liked this pair to do more of a classical Showdance however I liked how the different moves from the different dances this pair has done though out this series was incorporated into their Showdance which I enjoyed.
Well Done to Well Done to Chris McCausland & Dianne for being amazing in the show an with there dancing. for being amazing in the show an with there dancing, what a great what a great way to end Strictly Come Dancing 2024.
Yasssss 🎉🎉🎉
Glad they won 🥇 I miss watching them each weekend
I'm so happy that they won and on my birthday as well!
Over past few years I have become used to the best dancer not winning but I feel this was the first time in a long time when any one of the finalists would have made worthy winners. I did think from quite early on that Christ had tremendous musicality and timing, not just for a blind guy but in general. It was clear he was doing performances that many people with sight would struggle with. My money was always with Chris but I wouldn't have argued if JB, Sarah Hadland, or Tasha Ghouri had won because they are each brilliant dancers. Strictly really is a great dance completion but not like any other. Others focus almost exclusively on technical prowess whereas, through the decision to let the public decide the winner, SCD takes into account that aspect of dance which is ephemeral. It comes in the form of joy, pleasure as well as technical competence. Chris is certainly an inspiration for people as his success and achievement reminds everyone to look beyond what is immediately apparent and see the potential which may be obscured on all of us. I enjoy SCD but this season really has been one of the best. Well done to Chris and Dianne!
Just pure joy, 🥰💙
Why did I cry the second the black thing opened seeing Chris there 😢
Omg ! Chris totally deserves this. You would never know he cant see. Ive just been diagnosed with Macular. He has given me so much hope for the future. I hope i can be as positive as him. Well done Chris. We love you ❤️😊
BEHOLD, YOUR SCD MVPS 2024! ECSTATIC!
Congratulations Chris and Dianne! I knew would ultimately win. Any one of the others could have won on any other year, including Jamie and Montell, who both went out too soon. My votes actually went to JB, but it seems fitting to have someone extraordinary win the finale that celebrates 20 years of Strictly. It really encapsulates what the show is about, what it does for the participants and viewers, and that it is more than just great dancing. You've been amazing Chris.
Wonderful 🎉
So glad they won!!!!
Will the Judges’ and Couples’ favourite dances be uploaded?
I was wondering this too, would love to watch them.
❤❤❤
Chris, even if I were not rooting for you since Week 1 (which I was), you would have got me the moment you said that the Glitterball trophy would not be for you, it would be for Dianne. But as Dianne said, you did it together. I personally voted not just for you, but for this incredible partnership. This is what happens when two talented, intelligent, kind and genuine people come together and work towards common goal (even if that goal was to stay in the competition until November 😃): they ruin Strictly for all of us because I have no idea how can anything come close to this season, let alone top it 😁 You gave each other - and us - so much (and broke Craig in the process 😀). And what we gave you in return as a sign of our love and admiration is some round thing with the rough edges 😀
Love they won wanted that from week one, but already missing Strictly.
Everyone I know was in tears when they won
Chris and Dianne fabulous winners ❤❤
❤😊❤
Dancewise, I did sense a little bit of exhaustion setting in but that was more than made up for with those moments that said a lot about Chris and why he has been so much more than 'the disabled contestant'. That kick. The wonderful moment when he caught Dianne from last lift and their entire body language said 'gotcha' like they have had one another's backs throughout. And the ending. It was a 'blurred vision' moment even for this hard-hearted cynic!
**EDIT** By the way, was that the same set Dianne got in her final with Joe?
Wow
Madness. I dont like strictly but Chris is a G
Isn't this fantastic.fair play!
🥲🥲🥲
Our scores:
Me: 9
Diya: 9
Kelsey: 8
Owen: 8
34/40
As a showdance, I was slightly underwhelmed by this, especially since they were aiming to go for Chris’s strengths in ballroom, it didn’t come together for me. Love the song though. Since they only posted the showdance video, I’ll briefly comment on his other two performances.
Couple’s Choice- 39 (10, 10, 9, 10)
I absolutely loved the message of this performance. I’m glad it was Craig that helped him improve it, this time it was much cleaner, no mistakes and the showman in Chris came out more.
Waltz- 40 (10, 10, 10, 10)
This was Chris’ moment. What a powerful song, and their performance matched that. Dianne somehow managed to teach him flawless footwork. There wasn’t a dry house in our house after that, we ran out of Kleenex.
The Strictly 2024 winners! Definitely deserved, they worked for this. When I look back at the launch show group dance, I have to be honest, I thought Chris would be dreadful because that wasn’t good. Look at him now! His footwork has been a sight to behold, and that’s down to Dianne being a FANTASTIC teacher, she deserves a special award. I’m so proud of Chris and what he’s achieved, but for me, this was Dianne’s trophy. To think she hadn’t a clue how she was going to teach him at the beginning, to go on and deliver outstanding performances is just beyond inspirational. What a partnership, one we’ll remember forever!
:)
It's not fair next year their should be no one who receives sympathy voted he didn't deserve it worst winner for years even though it is impressive it's a disgrace.
That's not how Strictly works though. The technically best dancers don't always win, the viewers that vote choose the winners.
Chris deserved to win as much as the other finalists did. I was pleased that he won, but I'd have been happy for any of the finalists to win this year. They were all good dancers. Technically Tasha was the best dancer but Chris had more personality.
Don't watch it simples!
May the least good dancer win..Oh, he did. Okay may the dancer with the biggest sobstory win..oh , he did
My wife and I watched about 12 seasons of “Dancing With The Stars” - the American version of “Strictly”. We stopped watching during Covid when it got too woke for our tastes. Watching this performance, it would appear that “Strictly” has gone down the same rabbit hole. Chris seems like a nice fellow, and is obviously a talented one as well. But I’ve just watched two of his dances, and there is no way that his dancing merits a first place finish, or even a place in the finale. Sorry to upset all the bleeding hearts…
Shame the whole show is boring.
Thought I might try and watch the final. But after about 20-30 mins had to turn it off as SOOO BORING.
but glad Chria won, he deserved it.
Oh, and an Internet search showed that one of rhe celebrity finalists was actually a professional dancer so glad she lost.
Shame the show wasted time with other dancers and z-list wannabes and hasbeens and generally nobodies.
Now if they had made the show all about Chris and teaching a blind person to dance and the Choreography and a deaf person (yes it was the deaf dancer who was the professional,.so they need a real contestant who doesn't know dance) then they might have won new viewers.
But I am sure they have lost more viewers due to the tired format.
Now I have 2 favorite partnerships on Strictly ➡️ Hamza & Jowita and Chris & Dianne!!! CONGRATULATIONS you two! After 3 tries, you finally got your win Dianne and probably the most rewarding one too. What started out as a questionable journey turned out to be a victorious one. You’re quite a dancer now Chris! And this freestyle felt like a celebration! Just wow! 🪩🏆🪩🏆🪩🏆🪩🏆🪩
A OLD BLOKE WITH DOWNS WIN, A DESTRUCTION OF THE LICENCE FEE.