Strictly star Chris McCausland hits back at Lord Sugar over ‘gimmick’ comments

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Chris McCausland has hit back at Alan Sugar after The Apprentice boss appeared to call his recent dance performance a “gimmick”.

However, Sugar appeared less than impressed as he posted a scathing critique of Saturday’s performances on X/Twitter. “I don’t know when Strictly Come Dancing are going to run out of contestant gimmicks,” he wrote.

McCausland’s routine included a series of impressive lifts, which were praised by the Strictly judges and fans at home alike.