Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne reveals show's two new pro dancers have been signed up after Gio and Graziano's sackings
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DIANNE Buswell has confirmed Strictly Come Dancing has signed up two new professionals after Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima's exits from the show.
Giovanni, 34, sensationally quit Strictly in May last year following allegations about his behaviour in rehearsals from former partner Amanda Abbington.
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Dianne has confirmed Strictly has welcomed two new professionals ahead of the upcoming series
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Gio quit the show last year following allegations from Amanda Abbington
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Months later Graziano was sacked after an altercation with Zara McDermott
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Months later Graziano, 31, was sacked after an altercation with Zara McDermott during her time on the show.
Now fellow professional Dianne, 36, has revealed two new dancers will join the competition when Strictly returns later this year.
Speaking on her podcast with Chris McCausland, she told her co-host: 'You were in my dream the other day.
'We've got two new pros this year on Strictly - don't know who they are yet - a new boy and a new girl.'
Comedian Chris, 48 - who won the show with Dianne last year - asked: 'Who are they getting rid of?'
Dianne replied: 'Nobody, but we're adding two more. I dreamt that you were the new pro male. But I was fake happy, and it's really mean for me to say that, but I wasn't really happy for you.
'I was like, 'what the hell? He's going to think he's better than me now'.
'And to make it worse you won the series, so you were a double winner and I was like, 'this isn't fair, now everyone's going to think it wasn't me who made him win it was actually himself that won it the first time'.'
Last month The Sun revealed one of the new dancers in talks to join the show after he was seen in rehearsals with the team.
We told how dancer and choreographer Luke Miller is hotly tipped to be announced as one of professionals.
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An insider revealed: 'Luke has so much experience and is already loved by everyone so he seems like a very obvious fit.
'There have been some very big clues recently that haven't gone unnoticed. Everyone thinks it's just a matter of time before Luke is announced.'
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