Dianne Buswell has revealed she and Joe Sugg were forced to speed their pregnancy announcement up, as someone had leaked the news.
Last weekend Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell and her long-time partner, Joe Sugg, shared a heartwarming video on social media, revealing they are having a baby boy.
But it seems the couple didn’t even get the chance to tell everyone they wanted to before they had to announce it to the world. Because news had gotten out…
Dianne ‘almost’ didn’t have time to tell her family
Speaking to Chris McCausland on their Winning Isn’t Everything podcast, Chris was shocked that Dianne didn’t tell him she was pregnant before the announcement. And Dianne explained she wanted to, but genuinely didn’t have the time to do so.
She said: “Poor Chris, he messaged me and said ‘Di, are you pregnant?’ and I said ‘Yes, Chris!’ and he responded ‘Thanks for telling me.’ But listen, you were on my list of people to tell, along with my mum and dad and my brother. And a couple of others who made the cut to be told before.”
But things didn’t go to plan, as Dianne had to actually announce the news when only a few people on her list actually knew.
The pro dancer explained: “Genuinely, before we announced it, I only managed to tell my mum, dad and brothers. It was almost going to be the case that I wasn’t even going to be able to tell one of my brothers because time was not allowing me to.
“Basically, we had to announce it because some people got wind of it and it was going to become a story. And we just wanted to get it out there before that. So, time was not of the essence.”
Dianne ‘doesn’t know’ who leaked the news
Chris asked Dianne how someone got hold of the news. And it seems Dianne genuinely has no idea.
She told him: “Honestly I don’t know how because there was only a selected few people that actually knew. You know what happens? I feel like when people hear news and they go ‘Listen I’m going to tell you something but you can’t say anything.’
“We’re all guilty of it, when someone says don’t tell anyone, you sometimes do. You could say the same thing to someone else, and then they say the same thing to someone else. And before you know it, one person turns into like a million and one people.”
Dianne admitted she doesn’t know if someone was speculating and trying to catch them out. But that she really wanted to be the one to share it with their fans.
She told Chris: “Who knows how it got there, or whether they were speculating and trying to scare us. However, I just really wanted to be the first person to say it.
“So we rushed around to tell the people that we needed to tell. Because prior to that, we just didn’t have the time.”
Way back in 2018 Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg were partnered together on Strictly Come Dancing. And following the show, they embarked on a relationship – and have gone from strength to strength.
The couple have been together ever since, and have just announced the happy news that they are having a baby.
So, let’s remind ourselves of their relationship history from way back to the start.
2018: Dianne and Joe meet
Joe Sugg was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, and as fate would have it, was partnered with Dianne Buswell.
The pair had instant chemistry, and many fans were hoping that romance could blossom. But it wasn’t until after the show had finished when they took the plunge and began a relationship.
They announced their relationship in an adorable Instagram post. Joe captioned it: “I may not have won the glitterball, but I won something even more special.”
2019: Move in together
Only eight months into their relationship, Joe and Dianne made the huge step of moving in together.
They announced the happy news through a YouTube video. And the pair managed to make the move before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. And this meant they got to spend lockdown together.
2021: Bought a house together
Two years after moving in together, Joe and Dianne decided to take the huge step of actually buying their very own house.
The couple posted an adorable photo of Dianne on Joe’s back in a garden, while pointing to their new house.
2022: Dianne and Joe faced split rumours
Towards the end of 2022, Dianne and Joe were hit with numerous split rumours after she jetted off to Australia by herself.
After realising that people were concerned for their relationship, Dianne spoke out about how untrue it was.
She said at the time: “I go home to see my family and don’t even think about anything that’s being said. I try not to look because I rarely get to see my family so I want to go and make the most of it.”
2023: Bought a mansion in Brighton
After owning their own house for a few years, Dianne and Joe decided it was time to get a bigger place.
The couple bought a stunning mansion in Brighton, where Joe’s family live too. And it’s believed they spent a huge £3.5million on the gorgeous property.
2025: Announced their pregnancy
Just last weekend, Dianne and Joe announced the joyous news that they are having their first baby together.
They shared an adorable clip on Instagram of them drawing on a canvas. They then turned the canvas around to show stick figures of Joe and Dianne, holding hands with a young child.
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