BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell 'gutted' after latest 'low' Bobby Brazier dance as she shares 'evidence'

Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell has said she's 'gutted' after her latest performance with Bobby Brazier as she shared 'evidence' that it has gone to plan in rehearsals. The pair were back in the ballroom on Saturday night (December 2) for the BBC One dance contest's Musicals week.

It was also the quarter-finals of the 2023 run of the competition and major changes had to be made after Nigel Harman was forced to withdraw from the show at the eleventh hour.

The Casualty actor and his dance partner Katya Jones were expected to perform a Charleston to Step In Time from Disney’s Mary Poppins with his partner Katya in the Musical weeks special. However, he had to pull out of the show and the rest of the series at the eleventh hour due to suffering a rib injury which saw him end up in A&E.

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His withdrawal from the competition meant that there were only four couples to perform and it was down to Bobby and Dianne to close the show - which had no public vote due to the latest dance-off and subsequent elimination being cancelled.

EastEnders star Bobby soared to new heights with Australian dancer Dianne as they took on the classic Dirty Dancing lift during their Strictly routine. The couple danced the salsa to the song (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life from the 1987 movie, which landed them a score of 34 out of a possible 40.

Head judge Shirley Ballas said she felt it was one of the “most difficult” routines they had taken on, and praised how Brazier had led his dance partner. Anton Du Beke said he felt the lift was