‘Evertonians were telling me they'd never forgive me for making them cry to You'll Never Walk Alone’

STAND-UP COMEDIAN REVEALS HOW HIS UPBRINGING HELPED TO SHAPE THE PERSON HE IS TODAY IN HIS NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY

- By RYAN PATON

CHRIS McCausland was mortified as he shared what happened when he met Steven Gerrard.

The 2024 Strictly Come Dancing winner is a huge Liverpool FC fan and channelled his support for the team into one of the most emotionally stirring moments of last season when he performed a waltz to You'll Never Walk Alone with partner Dianne Buswell.

The 48-year-old from West Derby spoke to the ECHO in an exclusive interview this week as his new autobiography, Keep Laughing, was released.

The stand-up comedian spoke about how his upbringing in West Derby shaped the person he is today.

He said: “Liverpool is a funny city. What helps is its history. The political history, with tragedy and poverty. All of that has built a city that is colourful and vibrant, that laughs in the face of adversity and uses comedy to get through dark times.

“It’s a city with two major football teams. You've got Evertonians and Liverpudlians in the same families, working alongside each other and you're all ribbing one another. It's all added to this melting pot that made it, when I was growing up, a vibrant and funny place to be”

Chris is a household name in comedy and recalled a hilarious encounter when he got to meet his Reds hero, Steven Gerrard, right, while working on coverage of an England game on Channel 4.