Overview

• He writes that two men pressed flick knives into his stomach on a night out before demanding money.
• According to his account, the attackers ran off with about £30 after a passerby shouted a warning.
• He says he never told his parents at the time because he did not want to worry them.
• McCausland lost his sight at 22 due to retinitis pigmentosa and later became Strictly’s first blind contestant and last year’s winner.
• UK outlets are publishing excerpts from Keep Laughing, which is out now from Michael Joseph.