Chris McCausland has continued to impress viewers and judges since his debut performance on the Strictly stage, here’s a look into his upbringing.

Since his highly anticipated debut performance, Chris McCausland has been inundated with new fans and become a fast-favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing.

Growing up in Liverpool, the blind comedian had no experience in dance before taking on the BBC competition but has won hearts across the nation.

The 47-year-old was born in the leafy village of West Derby, where he lived with his parents and sister.

Speaking to the Big Issue last month, he revealed: “My mum and dad still live in the same three-bedroom semi in West Derby village in Liverpool that I grew up in.”

The town is a village in Lancashire which has now become an affluent suburb in the North of Liverpool.

Chris McCausland lost his sight by the age of 22 (Image: ITV)

West Derby was originally a Viking Village, and according to the BBC, the Vikings named the location “Deer Village”.

This was reportedly because it was surrounded by a forest. They also built a river into the village, which was used for cargo to come in and ensured the villagers had fresh water.

Today, West Derby has a population of 14,382 residents with many other famous faces proudly recognising it as home.

This includes the original Beetles drummer Pete Best, Olympian and Strictly contestant Sam Quek, and Liverpool footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Chris McCausland is a firm-favourite to win Strictly (Image: BBC)

Speaking on his own upbringing, the comedian shared: “I lived on the same street from the age of three. It was very community-spirited; we were in and out of each other’s houses.

“If there was no school, you’d be sent out into the streets after breakfast with a pound in your pocket and told to come back in time for tea.”

Chris revealed that he faced “traumatic” bullying as a youngster: “I still remember in one school assembly where we had to stand up and say something that we’d got that year.

“My teacher said, ‘Well you should say about your new glasses’, and she said, ‘But I think you should say spectacles.’

On the Full Disclosure podcast, he explained: “And I remember doing this thing and standing up in the class and saying, ‘This year I got some new spectacles’ and all the other kids laughed.”