Joe and I want to have kids – but my job is so demanding, says Strictly's Dianne Buswell, 35, who admits she's broody
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Strictly pro Dianne Buswell is feeling broody
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Dianne met partner Joe Sugg when he competed on Strictly in 2018
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In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday, she said: 'I would like to have children, 100 per cent.
'Joe and I love kids, and that's definitely something that we would absolutely love. I haven't really thought about how many I would like. It will definitely happen.'
The pair are already auntie and uncle to their siblings' children.
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Dianne has a brother, Andrew, who is also a dancer, and Joe's sister Zoella is a media personality.
Dianne said: 'Joe's got two nieces who I also class as my nieces, and then I have another two nieces and two nephews in Australia, and my oldest niece is 15.
'I am a big fan of my little nieces and nephews. I love kids, I love working with them and being around them. Sometimes, I'm a big kid at heart myself. I think it helps when you can get down to their level. I'm very lucky.'
'Life-changing'
But Dianne said one of her biggest challenges may just be finding the right time.
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On the prospect of motherhood, Dianne said: 'It is quite tough because my job is quite demanding, and I love it so much.
'It is a tough one to balance out and think about. It would take a lot of thought, but eventually one day we will get there, but there is lots happening at the moment. It will happen when it's supposed to.'
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Both she and YouTuber Joe, 33, have already had hugely successful careers.
Dianne toured with hit show Burn The Floor in 2011, and also appeared on So You Think You Can Dance Australia.
In 2015, she starred in Australia's version of Strictly and landed the role in the UK show in 2017.
As well as dancing, she and Joe are one of social media's highest- earning couples in the UK, with a reported combined fortune of £8.8million.
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Dianne makes sure she stays in the best shape possible for the challenges that face her with a strict diet, exercise and recovery routine.
She learned a lot about her health from appearing in reality TV show Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof in April 2022.
It consisted of performing tasks in sub-zero temperatures, and Dianne said the experience with the Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete — also known as The Iceman — was life-changing, and she now uses the breathing methods that were shown to her to deal with
She explained: 'I've delved into a lot of things to prolong my body. I don't want to use the word strict, because I don't have to do this, but I have things in place which are longevity for my body. For instance, I invested in an infrared sauna for myself.
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'I've got an ice bath and a Pilates Reformer [exercise machine]. I have all these different things that I do, and I look after what I eat.'
'Achieved so much'
Dianne, who had the equipment installed in the £3.5million, five- bedroom home the couple bought in 2022, said: 'I'm really invested, and I know it sounds quite extreme, but at the same time my body is my tool.
'It's my work and it's what I use every single day, so I find it an investment for my future and my body.'
Dianne has a sauna and ice bath five days a week and said: 'I'll also stretch when I'm in the sauna, so my body is having a good stretch, too.
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Dianne won Strictly last year partnering comedian Chris McCausland
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'I'm very into all that kind of stuff. I love wellness, and I love feeling good, and I love that my body still feels like it did when I was 28 — I genuinely do.
'Touch wood, it's continuing on that path, but I think that's just because I'm very conscious about what I put into my body, and what I'm doing for my recovery.
'That's just as important as keeping the muscles maintained, and knowing what your body works well with, because everybody is so different.'
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The Glitterball is in my office so when I'm working it can remind me that hard work can pay off and I've already achieved so much
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Dianne, who has also been partnered with
She said: 'I like to surround myself in my office with lots of things that inspire me.
'I have a vision board, and I have things that I aspire to do, but also things that I am really proud of.
'Real honour'
'You can be working on something, and sometimes things don't work out, and you can get into a bit of a rut.
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'But if you look around and see all the things you've already achieved, it makes it so much better.
'The Glitterball is in my office so when I'm working it can remind me that hard work can pay off and I've already achieved so much. I'm so proud of it.'
Dianne adores her job so much that she still finds it 'exciting' to go to work every day.
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Dianne says it was spending Christmas with family that led to discussions with Joe about parenthood, pictured on stage with dancer partner Chris
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She said: 'It doesn't feel like a hard slog. Yes, of course, when you're training you can become a bit tired because it is every day, especially if you make it all the way to the final. And obviously, last year Chris and I worked very hard to achieve what we did, but it was never a real drag.
'It was a real honour and a good experience.'
Strictly is also where she met her dance touring partner, Vito.
She said: 'We met on the show, but my mum's side of the family are Italian, and when I met Vito he felt like one of my cousins.
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'That's the vibe Vito and I have, and I adore him. He's like either my crazy uncle or my crazy cousin. We've always got along, from day one.'
Dianne is grateful for all the show has done for her — including meeting Joe, the man who she hopes will one day become the father of her baby.
She said: 'It blows my mind. I'm just a girl from Bunbury in Western Australia who loved and had a massive passion for dance.
'Now it's brought me over to the UK on the biggest TV show that they have, so it's a real pinch-me moment.'
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