Inside Strictly’s Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg’s relationship as they expect first baby

Strictly star Dianne Buswell has been dating Joe Sugg for seven years (Picture: David M. Benett/Getty Images)

Throughout the show’s history, the Strictly curse has brought couples together and torn them apart, although one pair who met on the BBC series are still going strong after seven years.

And now, power couple Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg are expecting their first baby together!

After being forced to shut down split rumours several times in recent years, the Australian pro, 35, and YouTube star, 34, are more united than ever, announcing this weekend that they are set to become a family.

Naturally, fans were beside themselves with excitement, quickly flooding the expectant parents’ comments with congratulatory wishes.

Australian professional dancer Dianne joined Strictly in 2017 and was paired with Joe the next year. She would go on to lift the Glitter Ball with Chris McCausland in 2024.

The rest, as they say, is history—albeit a rather interesting one.

The star couple have a huge following online (Picture: Instagram)

When they met, Dianne was dating soap star Anthony Quinlan, who had appeared in Hollyoaks and Emmerdale.

A few months after they separated, Dianne and Joe went public and, in the years since, have shared an insight into their romance with their combined millions of followers on both Instagram and YouTube.

Now, as the pair prepare to add a little one to the household, let’s take a look back at their romance.

When signing up for Strictly, Joe made history as the first YouTuber to take part, competing on the 16th series.

Making it all the way to the finale, their highest-scoring performance was in week 9 when they danced the quickstep to Dancing Fool and scored 38.

In the final, they performed a paso doble to Pompeii and danced to I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, both of which scored a nearly perfect 39.

When did Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg meet?

The pair first met when competing on the 2018 series of the dancing show (Picture: PA)

While they didn’t take out the win (Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton, funnily enough, another real-life couple, lifted the trophy), Dianne and Joe confirmed their relationship on social media soon after the finale in a now-famous post.

Sharing a photo of the two gazing into one another’s eyes, Joe wrote: ‘I may not have won the glitter ball, but I’ve won something a million times more special.’

The post sent Joe’s 5.7million followers into meltdown as they flocked to his comments section, demanding to know if he was confirming a romance after weeks of speculation.

His famous sibling and fellow vlogger Joe responded with a series of rejoicing hands emojis, the secret finally out.

Before the announcement, Dianne’s ex, Anthony, had denied they’d ended things because of the Strictly curse and insisted they were still ‘good friends’.

At the time, he said ‘distance played a part’ in them breaking up, and there were ‘all these rumours about the Strictly curse, but it wasn’t that’.

‘I’m actually rooting for Joe and Dianne. They’re doing absolutely amazing in Strictly, and I still think the world of the girl. We were really close; it just wasn’t meant to be,’ he said ahead of the finale.

They went public soon after the finale (Picture: PA)

How long have Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg been together?

The YouTubers have shared updates of their relationship over the years (Picture: Joe Sugg/Instagram)

After first meeting in 2018 and starting to date a few months later, Dianne and Joe are still together seven years on.

They regularly share loved-up snaps together on days out, trips abroad, and celebrating holidays, whether it be in the UK or visiting Dianne’s family Down Under.

They also regularly spend time with Joe’s sister, her fiancé, Alfie Deyes, plus their two little girls.

At the end of 2021, the couple purchased their first home, with Dianne saying they were ready to have ‘new adventures’ together.

The same year, she said they didn’t have any plans to get married yet and were instead going to ‘play it by ear’.

‘I plan my work a lot, but that’s probably as far as I go with planning. I’m quite an unorganised person actually,’ she confessed.

They’ve previously said they want to start a family together (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

‘Joe and I don’t really talk about that kind of thing. We’re both so relaxed, so we just play it by ear.

‘We really enjoy each other’s company so much, and whatever happens, happens.’

However, she did later say it was their ‘dream’ to have a family together one day.

While Dianne and Joe regularly give fans an insight into their personal lives, he admitted a few years ago that there were some parts of their relationship they liked to keep private.

‘In terms of, like, our relationship, we’re both very much on the same page about what we do and don’t share,’ he told Metro.

‘Obviously, you kind of want to share everything because it’s essentially what your job is; you’ve got that obligation to show your audience and be upfront about everything, but also we’ve got an amazing audience that understand there are certain things that we want to keep to ourselves.’

Over the years, the couple have also documented some difficult moments, including Dianne being unable to visit her family during the pandemic.

In 2020, she had been due to fly home, but travel restrictions meant she had to cancel her plans.

She wrote alongside a photo of her and Joe cuddling under their Christmas tree that it was ‘sad and frustrating’, but the ‘silver lining’ was that she got to ‘stay and annoy’ her boyfriend a little longer than planned’.

Do they have children?

Not yet! But Dianne and Joe are set to become a mum and dad next year, having announced just days before Strictly’s 2025 launch that she is pregnant.

In a clip shared on Insta, the flame-haired choreographer and her influencer boyfriend could be seen larking around with a painting before turning it around to reveal the title ‘2026’ alongside three stick people representing both them and their child.

A baby boy is on his way! (Picture: Instagram)

Also confirming the baby’s sex, they wrote in the caption: ‘Our little baby boy ❤️ we cannot wait to meet you’.

It didn’t take long for co-stars to flock to the comments, with Amy Dowden writing: ‘Still screaming, dancing and celebrating! So so happy for you both! Magical 💙🥹💖 auntie Ames can’t wait xxxx’

Zoe Ball said: ‘oh my my this just melted my heart completely congratulations you gorgeous ones 😍😍😍’

‘Congratulations darling, wonderful news. 😍’, added Johannes Radebe.

‘Oh my god !! Congratulations !!! ❤️ so happy for you both!! 💕💕💕’, said Karen Hauer.

An excitable Nancy Xu commented: ‘YEAHHHHH!!!!THIS IS THE BEST NEWS !!!! I CAN’T WAIT TO MEET HIM💜💜💜💜💜🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹’

‘Ahhhh! No way! Congratulations to you both 🙌❤️’, added Fleur East.

Got a story?

If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Comments