Strictly’s Dianne Buswell admits ‘my little secret’ as she shares adorable Joe Sugg baby update

It was back in September that the professional dancer announced she was expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Joe Sugg

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Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell(Image: Dianne Buswell Instagram)

Dianne Buswell has shared some pictures from when her pregnancy was her ‘little secret’ from her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars as she compared pictures from then to now as she prepares to welcome her first child.

It was back in September that the professional dancer announced she was expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Joe Sugg, who fans will recall she met on the BBC One dance show back in 2018 when they were partnered together and made it to the final.

They shared an adorable announcement video on social media, in which the parents-to-be could be seen in a clip standing behind a wooden easel with paint and paintbrushes as they got to work on their masterpiece.

The playful clip, set to the iconic Elton John track, Tiny Dancer, then saw the couple painting, before they turned the canvas around to reveal three stick figures – one of Dianne, one of Joe and a baby in the middle of them. They then captioned their post: “Our little baby boy [heart emoji]. We cannot wait to meet you.”

Dianne, who announced her pregnancy just before her return to Strictly, where she was seen being partnered with actor Stefan Dennis for the 2025 series, has since been sharing updates, alongside Joe, on their journey to becoming a mum and dad.

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Joe is getting ready for his and Dianne’s arrival(Image: Dianne Buswell Instagram)

And in a new post, Joe shared a string of pictures in which he could be seen preparing for his little one’s arrival. In one snap, he could be seen putting a small nappy on a teddy, with Dianne resharing the photo to her Instagram Story and said: “HE’S PRACTISING,” alongside a string of almost-crying emojis.

Meanwhile, Dianne has given a glimpse at how much her baby bump has blossomed as she posted pictures of her sporting a catsuit for a recent pro dancer number on Strictly. During Sunday’s (December 7) Musicals Week results show, the professionals performed a sizzling group number to Cell Block Tango from Chicago.

But the performance was actually filmed back in the summer, when Dianne was yet to reveal she was pregnant. Having found the outfit during her recent day at Elstree Studios, the mum-to-be slipped it back on and highlighted the chance to her body.

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Dianne slipped back into the outfit she wore before she announced her pregnancy(Image: Dianne Buswell Instagram)

Alongside the images, the Australian star wrote: “Back when we filmed this number I hadn’t told any of the pros that I was pregnant yet it was my little secret …. last night I found my outfit on the rack and thought I would do a growth chart… He’s certainly grown.”

Fellow Strictly pro Lauren Oakley was quick to respond, gushing: “LOVE [heart emoji],” while Luba Mushtuk echoed: “[heart emoji] LOVE THIS.” Vito Coppola commented: “Gorjiiiiii,” as Strictly It Takes Two co-host simply posted a string of love heart emojis.

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Fans were also quick to respond. @fabiak19 shared: “Love this!! how crazy what a woman’s body can do!! looks incredible.” @tamsin_niven wrote: “I find it so cool that you have all this documented that you can look back on as a family.” @rebecca.2001x shared: “Oh I love. It really does show you how quickly time goes.” @buswellla added: “Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!! he has grown so much.”