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Dianne Buswell
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Buswell in 2020
Born
Dianne Claire Buswell

(1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 35)
Bunbury, Australia
Occupation
  • Dancer
Years active 2011–present
Partner(s) Joe Sugg (2018–present)
YouTube information
Years active 2019–present
Genre
Subscribers
  • 270k
Total views
  • 40+ million
Associated acts Joe Sugg
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 10 March 2024.

Dianne Claire Buswell (born 6 May 1989) is an Australian professional dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. After competing on Dancing with the Stars in Australia, she joined the British series in 2017, reaching the final in 2018 and 2023 with Joe Sugg and Bobby Brazier respectively.

Career

Buswell is a former Australian Open champion and four-time Amateur Australian Open finalist. She and her brother Andrew Buswell were Western Australian Open Adult New Vogue champions for 2008 and 2010. She also appeared on So You Think You Can Dance Australia.

Buswell turned professional at the age of 21 when she joined the touring dance company Burn the Floor in January 2011. In 2015, she was a professional dancer on the fifteenth season of Australia's Dancing with the Stars, paired with AFL star Jude Bolton; they were the fifth couple eliminated.

Strictly Come Dancing

Buswell joined the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2017. Her celebrity partner for the 2017 series was the Reverend Richard Coles. They were the second couple eliminated in the series, losing the dance-off to Simon Rimmer and Karen Hauer in a unanimous decision. Buswell was paired with television presenter Tim Vincent for the 2017 Children in Need special.

For the sixteenth series of the show in 2018, she was partnered with YouTuber Joe Sugg. They were runners-up, alongside Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice and Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev, behind Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton. In early 2019, the couple performed in the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour, winning 28 of the 29 shows.

Buswell returned for her third series in 2019, paired with radio DJ Dev Griffin. They were the third couple to leave the show, after losing a dance-off to Emma Weymouth and Aljaž Skorjanec.

For series 18 in 2020, she was partnered with The Wanted singer, Max George. They were the third couple to be eliminated, after losing a dance-off to Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez.

Buswell returned for series 19 in 2021, partnered with Robert Webb, a comedian, actor and writer. Webb withdrew from the competition after three weeks, due to ill health.

In 2022, she was paired with radio and television presenter Tyler West for series 20. They were the eighth couple to be eliminated after losing a dance-off to Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu.

In 2023, she was paired with actor and model Bobby Brazier for series 21. They finished as runners-up, alongside Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, behind series champions Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola.

Series Partner Place Average
Score
15 Reverend Richard Coles 14th 16.0
16 Joe Sugg 2nd 32.8
17 Dev Griffin 13th 30.0
18 Max George 9th 27.3
19 Robert Webb 13th 24.0
20 Tyler West 8th 32.2
21 Bobby Brazier 2nd 33.8

Colour key:

     Winners

     Runners-up

     Withdrew

Highest and lowest scoring per dance

In the following tables, red text indicates the couple(s) with the lowest score for that week.

Series 15: with Reverend Richard Coles

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)” 2 4 6 5 17 No Elimination
2 American Smooth / "Love Really Hurts Without You” 3 4 5 5 17 Safe
3 Paso Doble / "Flash's Theme” 2 4 4 4 14 Eliminated

Series 16: with Joe Sugg

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Jive / "Take On Me" 6 7 7 7 27 No Elimination
2 Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
3 American Smooth / "Breaking Free" 6 7 6 7 26 Safe
4 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Just Got Paid" 5 7 7 7 26 Safe
5 Waltz / "Rainbow Connection" 6 7 8 8 29 Safe
6 Foxtrot / "Youngblood" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
7 Paso Doble / "Pompeii" 7 9 9 9 34 Safe
8 Samba / "MMMBop" 7 8 8 9 32 Safe
9 Quickstep / "Dancin' Fool" 8 10 10 10 38 Safe
10 Street / "Jump Around" 7 8 10 10 35 Safe
11 Salsa / "Joseph Megamix" 8 9 9 10 36 Safe
12 Viennese Waltz / "This Year's Love" 6 8 7 8 29 Safe
Argentine Tango / "Red Right Hand" 6 8 8 8 30
13 / Final Paso Doble / "Pompeii" 9 10 10 10 39 Runner-up
Showdance / "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” 9 10 10 10 39
Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe" 9 9 10 10 38

Series 17: with Dev Griffin

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Mabuse Ballas Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Build Me Up Buttercup” 7 7 8 8 30 No Elimination
2 Jive / "Dance with Me Tonight” 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
3 Street / "Friend Like Me" (2019) 9 9 9 9 36 Safe
4 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Dancing with a Stranger" 6 7 7 7 27 Eliminated

Series 18: with Max George

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Ballas Mabuse
1 Tango / "Best Fake Smile" 6 5 6 17 No Elimination
2 Jive / "I'm a Believer" 6 7 7 20 Safe
3 Couple's Choice / "The Simpsons Theme" 8 8 8 24 Safe
4 American Smooth / "It Had to Be You" 5 7 8 20 Eliminated

Series 19: with Robert Webb

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Mabuse Ballas Du Beke
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Rasputin (song)” 6 4 4 6 20 No Elimination
2 Tango / "La cumparsita" 7 7 6 7 27 Safe
3 Quickstep / The Muppet Show Theme 6 6 7 6 25 Safe

Series 20: with Tyler West

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Mabuse Ballas Du Beke
1 American Smooth / "Falling” 4 5 7 6 22 No Elimination
2 Jive / "Hit the Road Jack" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
3 Charleston / "Flash, Bang, Wallop" 9 10 10 9 38 Safe
4 Couple's Choice / "Garage Megamix" 8 9 10 10 37 Safe
5 Tango / "Doctor Who theme" 8 8 8 8 32 Safe
6 Cha-cha-cha / "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" 7 9 9 10 35 Safe
7 Viennese waltz / "I've Been Loving You Too Long" 7 7 7 8 29 Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Unstoppable" 6 8 8 9 31 Bottom two
9 Salsa / "KC & The Sunshine Band mix" 8 9 9 9 35 Eliminated

Series 21: with Bobby Brazier

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Mabuse Ballas Du Beke
1 Foxtrot / "All About You” 6 7 8 8 29 No Elimination
2 Charleston / "Do Your Thing” 7 7 7 8 29 Safe
3 Samba / "Young Hearts Run Free” 8 8 8 8 32 Safe
4 Tango / "Fashion” 7 7 8 8 30 Safe
5 Viennese waltz / "Golden Hour” 7 8 8 9 32 Safe
6 Cha-cha-cha / "Come On-a My House” 6 9 7 8 30 Safe
7 Argentine tango / "Sail” 6 8 8 8 30 Safe
8 American Smooth / "Ghost of You" 7 8 8 9 32 Safe
9 Jive / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 8 9 9 9 35 Bottom two
10 Couple's Choice / "This Woman's Work" 8 9 10 10 37 Safe
11 Salsa / "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" 8 8 9 9 34 No elimination
12 Quickstep / "Mack the Knife"
Paso Doble / "Run Boy Run"
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
38
35
Bottom two
13 Samba / "Young Hearts Run Free"
Showdance / La La Land medley
Couple's Choice / "This Woman's Work"
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
39
39
39
Runner-up

Christmas Specials

In 2017, Buswell danced with football player and pundit Robbie Savage for the show's Christmas special. In 2019, Buswell partnered Joe Sugg in the Christmas special. In 2021, she was paired with maître d'hôtel and television personality Fred Sirieix for the Christmas special.

YouTube and other media work

Buswell started a YouTube channel in March 2019, and in December of that year, she was named as the UK's most-subscribed new YouTuber of 2019, having gained almost 230,000 subscribers.

Before becoming a professional dancer, Buswell was a hairdresser, and in 2021, she had a podcast with BBC Sounds called 'Di's Salon', in which she chatted to guests as they looked back at the hairstyles they have had over the years.

In 2022, Buswell participated in the reality series Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof on BBC One.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Dancing with the Stars (Australia) Professional Dancer
2017 – present Strictly Come Dancing Professional Dancer
2022 Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof Contestant

Stage

Year Title Role Venue
2011–2014 Burn The Floor Dancer Touring
2024 Strictly Professionals Dancer UK Touring
2025 Dianne & Vito: Red Hot and Ready Dancer UK Touring

Podcast

Year Title Role
2021 Di's Salon Host

Personal life

Buswell was born in Bunbury, Western Australia. She began dancing at age 5, and went on to compete from an early age in State, National and International Ballroom and Latin events.

Buswell dated soap actor Anthony Quinlan from late 2017 to October 2018.

In late 2018, Buswell began dating Joe Sugg, her celebrity partner from Strictly Come Dancing. The couple confirmed that they were living together in August 2019. In February 2021, they revealed that they had bought their first house together.

See also

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