Comedian Chris McCausland is to deliver Channel 4’s 2024 Alternative Christmas Message and call for an end to discrimination against disabled people.Earlier in the month, the TV star, 47, became the first blind person to win the popular BBC One competition series Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing champion Chris McCausland will be back on our screens this Christmas Day. On Sunday evening, it was revealed that Chris has been selected to deliver Channel 4’s annual Alternative Christmas Message,

Strictly winner Chris McCausland has called on people to treat those with disabilities in the same way that he treats different types of mince pies – without discrimination.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message on Christmas Day and call for an end to discrimination against disabled people

Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing winner, Chris McCausland, will use Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to personally urge employers to tackle discrimination of disabled people and for improvements to be made to the government-backed grant, Access to Work, that covers access costs for disabled people in employment.

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland will team up with Channel 4 for the broadcaster’s Alternative Christmas Message. The annual show, which has been running since 1993, serves as an alternative to the traditional festive message delivered by the Royal Family, with the content often varying in subject matter and tone.

Comedian Chris McCausland will deliver Channel 4’s 2024 Alternative Christmas Message about ableism this year.

Strictly Come Dancing winner and comedian Chris McCausland completely lost his sight at the age of 22 due to a rare eye condition. Chris has been applauded for his ability to learn the routines without any visual aids and even performed a poignant dance with Dianne Buswell that imitated his experience with blindness.