Comedian Chris McCausland has officially been revealed as the first celebrity contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

The 47-year-old – who is registered blind – regularly features on panel shows including Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and QI.

He will be the first blind contestant to compete on the show, following in the footsteps of the show’s first deaf contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis, who won Strictly’s coveted glitterball trophy back in…