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Dianne Claire Buswell (born 6 May 1989) is an Australian ballroom dancer. She was a professional dancer on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2015. Buswell became a professional dancer on the British series Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, being partnered with Reverend Richard Coles. In the 2018 series, she reached the final with partner Joe Sugg.

Early life

Dianne Buswell was born in Bunbury, Australia. She started ballroom dancing at age 4.

Career

Dianne and her brother Andrew Buswell were Adult New Vogue WA Champions for 2008 and 2010. She also appeared on So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Buswell joined the live dance show Burn the Floor in January 2011. She joined Australia's Dancing with the Stars in 2015, paired with Australian AFL star Jude Bolton; they were the fifth couple eliminated. Following her elimination from Dancing with the Stars, Buswell rejoined the Burn the Floor tour.

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 Clifton in a unanimous decision.

She was paired with television presenter Tim Vincent for Strictly Come Dancing's 2017 Children in Need special.

For the sixteenth series of the show in 2018, she was paired with Joe Sugg, in which they were runners-up alongside Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice and Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev, losing to Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton.

In December 2018, Buswell was announced to be joining the 'Strictly Come Dancing Live!' Tour lineup. Alongside her partner Joe Sugg, they won more shows on the tour than any other couple that year.

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

Series 15: with Reverend Richard Coles

Series 16: with Joe Sugg

Notes

^A Alfonso Ribeiro filled in for Tonioli

Personal life

In late 2018, Buswell began dating Joe Sugg, her celebrity partner on Strictly Come Dancing. She previously dated actor Anthony Quinlan.

References

1. ^ Sugg, Joe (4 January 2019). "WHAT'S IN THE BOX PRANK!". YouTube. Google. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. ^ Elstermann, Andrew (22 June 2017). "Bunbury dancer to compete on British TV show". Bunbury Mail. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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4. "Dancer Profile Listings: Andrew Buswell". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
5. "DanceSport Australia". dancesport.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
6. ^ "Three new sensational dancers join our professional dancer line up for 2017". Strictly Come Dancing. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
7. "Dancing with the Stars celebrities revealed – Mediaweek". mediaweek.com.au. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
8. South Western Times (22 August 2015). "Dianne & Jude's swan song". The West Australian. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
9. Westbrook, Caroline (9 September 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing 2017's pairings are revealed – but who's dancing with who?". Metro. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
10. Westbrook, Caroline (8 October 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing 2017's second celebrity has left the ballroom". Metro. Retrieved 8 October 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
11. "Strictly Come Dancing Children in Need line up 2017 REVEALED". TellyMix. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
12. Gill, James (9 September 2018). "Joe Sugg invited all the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities to his house to watch first show of the series". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
13. "Strictly Come Dancing Live! The Line Up". Strictly Come Dancing Live!. Retrieved 9 February 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
14. "Strictly Come Dancing Live on Instagram: "And the winners of the final 2019 @strictlycomedancinglive show were... @joe_sugg and @diannebuswell With a phenomenal 28/29 tour wins…"". Instagram. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
15. Freedman, Joanna S. (6 February 2019). "Strictly star Joe Sugg has won all 20 shows of the Strictly tour". mirror. Retrieved 10 February 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
16. "The overall winners of the Strictly Come Dancing tour have been announced – and it's not Stacey Dooley!". HELLO!. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
17. Pearce, Tilly (31 December 2018). "Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell are reunited just before New Year's Day strikes". Metro. Retrieved 2 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
18. "Anthony Quinlan breaks his silence following split from Strictly star Dianne Buswell". HELLO!. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

• Dianne Buswell on Twitter
• Dianne Buswell on Instagram

• Australian ballroom dancers
• 1989 births
• Living people
• 21st-century Australian dancers
• People from Bunbury, Western Australia