Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell 'burst into tears' as she feared major change

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Professional dancer Dianne Buswell is one of the most popular dancers on the show. She famously won the coveted Glitterball with blind comedian Chris McCausland in 2024, while she…

Professional dancer Dianne Buswell is one of the most popular dancers on the show. She famously won the coveted Glitterball with blind comedian Chris McCausland in 2024, while she has twice been the runner-up in almost a decade on the BBC programme.

She is dancing with TV host Will Best in the current series, but it has not been an easy ride making it to the dancefloor. Dianne gave birth to her first children, son Bowden Mark Richard Sugg, with former Strictly partner Joe Sugg back in March this year.

The 37-year-old has spoken candidly about the "unbearable pain" she endured that left her questioning "will I ever be able to dance again?" She had initially hoped for a natural birth, however her plans took an unexpected turn, ultimately requiring an emergency caesarean section before her son arrived on March 16.

Yet the hardest part was still to come. The professional dancer endured "unbearable pain" throughout her recovery, and even began to question whether she would ever dance again.

Speaking on The Human Edge podcast, Dianne said: "You've got on top of pain, on top of having this newborn and wanting to give it all your attention, but also you can't even get out of bed. To even sit up is a real mission.

"There was one night I had to go to the toilet in the middle of the night and I just burst into tears because the pain of just sitting up to manoeuvre myself out of bed was just unbearable. I was like: 'How am I going to recover and will I ever be able to dance again?' That was my initial thoughts. It was like this absolutely tore through my muscles," reports the Mirror.

"I'm never going to be able to dance again. I've lost all mobility in my legs. I've lost my core strength. It was it was very intense."

Dianne, whose son is now eight months old, did eventually recover her strength and was partnered with TV presenter Will Best, best known for fronting the revamped Big Brother on ITV.

The Australian dancer joined Strictly in 2017 and has enjoyed considerable success during…

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