BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell and YouTube star Joe Sugg have announced they are expecting their first child together. The couple took to Instagram on Sunday evening, 14 September, to announce the exciting news.
In addition to the big reveal, they also shared their baby’s gender, with Joe, 34, and Dianne, 36, captioning the post, which was soundtracked by Sir Elton John’s Tiny Dancer with: “Our little baby boy. We cannot wait to meet you.”
The loved-up couple announced the news with a funny video of them painting a picture. The camera shows them pulling faces as they concentrated on the task at hand before they revealed their joint artwork.
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They then presented the image to the camera, depicting Joe and Dianne as stick figures with a tiny stick baby between them.
Fans and friends alike were overjoyed by the announcement. Alfie Deyes, Joe’s brother-in-law, commented: “Sooo excited for you both! The family is growinggg”, while Stacey Dooley wrote: “YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES”, reports the Mirror.
One fan said: “Omggggggg I’m so happy for you both that I’m commenting like I know you, but it really is that exciting. Huge congratulations”, while another exclaimed: “Omg! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Congratulation! Baby buzz and sugg is coming!”.
The official Strictly Come Dancing Instagram page chimed in with: “So happy for you both! Huge congratulations from the whole Strictly family”. Kevin Clifton also shared his excitement, saying: “Omg guys! ! ! ! Congratulations.! ! ! Im so happy for u”.
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Dianne has previously discussed starting a family, telling Closer magazine: “I think definitely at one point we’ll have children”, adding, “it’s something we’d both love, but we don’t know when just yet. We always say our kids are going to watch YouTube videos of us dancing one day, and that’s so cool!”.
During a fan Q&A, Dianne also revealed: “We love being aunt and uncle for our beautiful nieces and nephew for now, but yes one day we would love it.”
The pair first met when they were partnered together on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, with viewers witnessing their undeniable chemistry unfold on screen.
After confirming their relationship following the series finale, Joe declared: “I may not have won the glitter ball, but I’ve won something a million times more special.”
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Since then, Strictly fans have watched Dianne and Joe’s relationship go from strength-to-strength, as they regularly share loved-up snaps from their romantic getaways, with their families – including Joe’s famous older sister, Zoe Sugg, and buying their first home together in 2021.
Dianne is to compete in this year’s series of Strictly, which returns to BBC One on September 20.
The Australian dancer won the glitterball trophy last year alongside her celebrity dance partner, comedian Chris McCausland, who was the first blind person to compete on and win the series.
