Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland has hit back at Lord Alan Sugar after the Apprentice star condemned 'contestant gimmicks'.

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has hit back at Sir Alan Sugar's review of the show with a withering comeback.

Tweeting during Sunday night's results show, The Apprentice star Lord Sugar was clearly fed up with the BBC series and what he deemed its 'gimmicks'.

'I don't know when the contestants will run out of gimmicks in the upcoming dance. I wouldn't be surprised if they have an AI mechanical robot next year. @bbcstrictly,' he wrote on X.

Chris, the show's first blind contestant, quickly responded amid a barrage of comments: 'My gimmick offends you oh mighty lord,' adding a play on Sugar's famous Apprentice catchphrase: '#YoureTired'

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has hit back at Sir Alan Sugar's criticism of the show with a withering comeback.

Tweeting during Sunday night's results show, The Apprentice star Lord Sugar was clearly fed up with the BBC series and what he deemed its 'gimmicks'.

The blind comedian, 47, and his professional partner Diane Buswell have wowed BBC audiences with their incredible performances so far.

And during Saturday night's show, Anton du Beck described Chris' dancing as 'the smartest thing I've ever seen on the show'.

The pro-dancer-turned-judge said Chris's dancing was 'extraordinary' and 'fantastic' as he constantly judged her like the other contestants.

Anton said: 'I think we mentioned in the first week how he can't see but can dance like that. Now we don't talk about it because he wants to be judged like everyone else. But I have to tell you, he can't see, he's standing on sofas and jumping on things, perfect timing.

'He makes it look easy, if I'm honest. It's so unusual, it's hard for me to put into words, really, how stubborn it is. And with what Dion was doing, I would have grabbed him and gone to the side and gone forward.

Chris, who is the show's first blind contestant, was quick to respond amid a flurry of comments, scathingly replying: 'My gimmick offends you oh mighty god'

Anton du Beck described Chris' dance on Strictly Come Dancing as 'the smartest thing I've ever seen on the show'.

The blind comedian, 47, and his professional partner Diane Buswell have so far wowed BBC audiences with their incredible performances.

She said 'you leave'. Just brilliant. Indeed, time is exquisite. His sense of rhythm is unique. I have to tell you that this is the smartest thing I've ever seen on Strictly Come Dancing.

It comes after Diane revealed how she is training her blind partner on BBC show Chris to Live.

After the first week of competition, the pair scored 23 points and wowed the audience with The Twist and Shout. The Beatles.

Now, Dion has revealed how 'Chris' has to put his hands on her body to let Chris feel what he needs to do.

In the opening VT, before taking to the dance floor for the first time, she explained: 'I can't show him how to be.

'I see Chris put his hands on my body, feel how my arms and legs move and then he immediately gets an idea of what to do.'

Chris, who is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa, added: 'She's very patient and brings out the best in me'.

It comes after Chris left the audience and viewers in stitches as he took a savage dig at Craig Revel Harwood.

Anton, 58, said Chris's dancing was 'extraordinary' and 'fantastic', as were the other contestants.

It comes after Diane revealed how blind partner Chris is being trained for the live BBC show

Thanks to his wicked humor and hilarious one-liners, the star has taken viewers by storm so far – and Chris looked at it again on Saturday when he took aim at Craig.

During the show, the acid-tongued judge gave some harsh criticism to the contestants while awarding them some low marks.

And when host Claudia Winkleman asked Chris to chat about his upcoming foxtrot, the comic took the opportunity to stand in solidarity with his fellow dancers and take a swipe at Craig's put-downs.

Responding to Claudia's questions about his dance, Chris said: 'First of all, the way things are going, I think Craig is blinder than me!'

His hilarious quip had his fellow dancers and Claudia howling with laughter, and it took a moment to compose herself as the embarrassed host said, 'Give me a minute'.

Chris's comedy also earned him a standing ovation as the audience applauded his hilarious joke at Craig's expense.