STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left devastated as show favourite Chris McCausland has confirmed he won't be on the tour.
Olympian Montell Douglas, actress Sarah Hadland and
actor Shayne Ward were the first three stars of the series to confirm they're going on the road next year.
However, as anticipation builds for the rest of the cast to be announced, blind comedian Chris has set the record straight about his involvment.
A spokesman for the comic said: “Chris has already shifted the dates of his tour to do Strictly and that wasn’t an easy thing to do. There were a lot of disappointed people and it was stressful - we got a lot of messages. So he couldn’t move them again, absolutely not.
“Everyone has been very straight about this all the way along the line. It’s a great shame, because he’d love to do the tour, but Chris is not available.
"He said at the point of signing up that he wouldn’t be able to do it, that it wasn’t going to be possible, it was always clear.
“The lovely thing is no one could have foreseen just how well it was going to go for him on Strictly.
"No one thought he’d get this far. But having already moved his tour dates once to accommodate the show, he is unable to do it again.
"His own tour was pre-planned and came first. There’s no way it can be moved for a second time, that just wouldn’t be fair on his fans.”
2024 stars will be joined on a tour of the country for Strictly Come Dancing Live in January by all four judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse who makes her debut on tour.
It Takes Two host Janette Manrara will return to host the tour once again.
The Strictly Live Tour celebrates all the joy of the TV series, showcasing the amazing choreography and fantastic live music.
