Strictly couple Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg announce they’re expecting first baby 

Strictly Come Dancing couple Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg are expecting their first baby together, and it’s a boy.

The pair, who met on the sixteenth series of the BBC dance show, announced the happy news on social media.

‘Our little baby boy ❤️ we cannot wait to meet you,’ they wrote in the caption, alongside a gorgeous video of them painting an announcement picture on a canvas.

Soundtracked by Elton John’s Tiny Dancer, Strictly professional Dianne, 36, and YouTuber Joe, 34, unveiled the sweet drawing of them holding hands with a little person, and titled it: ‘2026.’

Joe and Dianne confirmed their relationship after the final of Strictly back in 2018 with a social media post after much speculation they could be an item.

Sharing a photo of the two gazing into one another’s eyes, Joe wrote: ‘I may not have won the glitter ball, but I’ve won something a million times more special.’

The couple are set to welcome their first baby together having met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 (Picture: joe_sugg/Instagram) They announced the happy news on social media (Picture: joe_sugg/Instagram)

The pair finished as runners-up after Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton, who are also in a relationship, took home the glitterball trophy.

Professional dancer Dianne has previously revealed her desire to start a family with Joe in the future, explaining: ‘Joe is the most supportive person.

‘I’d love to have a family one day, and I know Joe would love a family too. That would be our dream one day.’

The couple live together in an impressive five-bedroom £3.5million property, complete with six reception rooms, a fully-equipped gym, a cinema room, and a sprawling garden.

The pair were paired up on Strictly in 2018 and announced their relationship shortly after (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Dianne was paired with Joe – the first YouTuber to take part in the competition – just one year after joining the Strictly Come Dancing team, while she was dating soap star Anthony Quinlan.

A few months after they split, Dianne and Joe then went public and, in the years since have offered updates on their relationship with on social media with plenty of cute Instagram posts.

Before the announcement, Dianne’s ex Anthony had denied they’d ended things because of the Strictly curse, and were still ‘good friends’.

At the time he said ‘distance played a part’ in them breaking up and there were ‘all these rumours about the Strictly curse but it wasn’t that’.

‘I’m actually rooting for Joe and Dianne. They’re doing absolutely amazing in Strictly and I still think the world of the girl. We were really close, it just wasn’t meant to be,’ he said ahead of the finale.

More to follow.

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