Strictly Come Dancing pro Dianne Buswell, who has been in a relationship with Joe Sugg since they were partnered together in 2018, had a message for her boyfriend
Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell delivered a major wedding hint to partner Joe Sugg.
The flame-haired dancer, 36, and her partner Joe, 33 and known for his YouTube fame, hit it off during their stint on the BBC favourite in 2018. The duo shimmied their way to the final while Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton clinched the coveted Glitterball Trophy.
Dianne and Joe’s romance swiftly developed off the dance floor, and they confirmed they were an item later that same year, eventually moving in together and snapping up their first property in February 2021.
Since then, fans have been eagerly waiting for Joe to get down on one knee. On her Winning Isn’t Everything podcast with fellow Strictly champ Chris McCausland, Dianne gave a lighthearted message to her other half.
During a conversation about fingers on the podcast, Dianne gestured to her ring finger asking: “What’s that one, your best friend finger?” which led Chris to quip: “It’s the one Joe’s done nothing with.”
To which Dianne replied: “Exactly, we need to remind Joe what that finger holds. That finger is feeling very lonely, it needs something to weigh it down with.”
Following the purchase of their swanky £3.5million London pad in 2021, Dianne said they were “playing their marriage by ear”.
Putting her career at the forefront, she said to the Mirror: “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.”
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Dianne has opened up about the duo’s aspirations to eventually build a family. Last year, the Aussie-born Strictly star spoke about the couple’s desire to have children “when it feels right”.
She candidly shared that, just like their wedding plans, they’re not in any hurry to progress in their romantic tale.
Joe Sugg, whose elder sister Zoe is a YouTuber, was 27 when he met Dianne. He has openly declared that Dianne is his first “proper girlfriend”.
In a heartfelt chat with The Sunday Times back in 2021, Joe revealed: “Dianne is my first girlfriend. Other than, like, my pen pal from when I was 10.”
He has also admitted to being somewhat cautious at first about posting photos with his significant other online. Explaining the reason, he said: “My audience was very protective over me. But they instantly accepted Dianne, because we were partnered on Strictly, so after the show finished and we got together, they already felt like they knew her well.”
The couple’s social media updates often leave fans longing for wedding bells. One follower eagerly commented: “Can you get married?”
Echoing the sentiment on Instagram, Joe and Dianne’s fellow Strictly dancer Johannes Radebe left a cheeky comment saying: “If you don’t marry him Di, I will..”