Chris McCausland has revealed the secret signal he gives his partner Dion Buswell when he comes dancing to the live shows.
The comedian, 47, who is the show's first blind contestant, said he's giving Dion a big hug as they head into another week.
The reason he does this is to give him time to collect his emotions so he doesn't cry on TV.
'At the end I hug you really tight so I can make sure I'm not going to cry on the telly,' she said.
He added about how the show makes him emotional: 'The relief that comes with it, you're so ecstatic at the end, and then the reaction from the audience, it's a lot, we're a bit lip-smacking.'
Chris McCausland revealed a secret signal to partner Dion Buswell during the Strictly Come Dancing live show on Instagram on Tuesday
The reason he does this is to give him time to collect his emotions so he doesn't cry on TV
Diane and Chris talk to fans each week through a video diary about their previous performance and how they are preparing for the next show.
In a clip shared on Tuesday, Diane said 'We survived another week', to which Chris asked: 'Well why did we survive another week D?'
'Because of the kind people who saved us,' Dion said, and Chris added: 'Because of the generosity of the people there, who took their phones.
'Prepared their thumbs, texted, emailed, whatever you did, sent a pigeon through the window with a piece of paper tied to its leg. We're still here.'
Moving the conversation to how Chris feels, Dion said: 'We have to talk about the emotional side of it, and we do.'
“You know how I feel today T,” replied Chris.
Dion said: 'Chris is very emotional today. One thing he does every time is at the end he hugs me really tight because you tell them.
'At the end I hug you really tight so I can make sure I'm not going to cry on the telly,' Chris added. 'The relief of going through that, the reaction of the audience to you being so ecstatic at the end, it's a lot, it's a bit lip-smacking for us.
He added about how the show makes him emotional: 'The relief that comes with it, you're so ecstatic at the end, and then the reaction from the audience, it's a lot, we're a bit lip-smacking.'
Diane and Chris share a video diary each week with fans talking about previous performances and how they're preparing for the next show.
In a clip shared on Tuesday, Diane said 'We survived another week', to which Chris asked: 'Well why did we survive another week T?'
'Because of the kind people who saved us,' Dion said, and Chris added: 'It was because of the generosity of the people there who took their phones.'
'I hugged you until I knew I could talk and then at the weekend the support from people was overwhelming. You did great too.'
Dion added: 'Thank you. You know we both did an amazing job, and you know above and beyond, we have another beautiful dance this week that I'm really excited about. Pretty general. I am proud of you.'
This comes after Chris hit back at Alan Sugar's review of the show with a withering comeback.
Tweeting during Sunday night's results The Apprentice's 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 flurry of comments: 'My gimmick offends you oh mighty lord,' adding a play on Sugar's famous Apprentice catchphrase: '#YoureTired'.
During Saturday night's show, Anton du Bec described Chris' dancing as 'the most brilliant thing I've ever seen on the show'.
It comes after Chris hit back at criticism of Sir Alan Sugar's show with a withering comeback.
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'
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.
“You leave” she said. 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.
