Dianne Buswell's baby son has met her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars as the professional dancers prepare for the BBC One show's return in a matter of weeks.
Rehearsals under way for 2026 series
The professional dancer is in the swing of rehearsals for the 2026 series, which is set to begin in September. She reunited with her fellow pros last month, marking her return to work after the birth of her first child.
Dianne announced her pregnancy in September last year, ahead of her return for the 2025 series. She welcomed her first child, Bowden, in March with her partner, YouTube star Joe Sugg, whom she met on the show in 2018.
Bowden visits the ballroom
Following the birth of her baby boy, it was confirmed that Dianne would return to Strictly for her 10th year alongside Aljaz Skorjanec, Amy Dowden, Alexis Warr, Carlos Gu, Jowita Przystal, Julian Caillon, Kai Widdrington, Katya Jones, Lauren Oakley, Nancy Xu, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin and Vito Coppola.
Rehearsals for the group numbers to be recorded for the upcoming series began at the end of last month. On Sunday (August 23), the dancers headed back into the ballroom at Elstree Studios for the first time since the last series ended in December.
Fans react to sweet moment
Taking to Instagram, Dianne shared photos featuring her baby boy and her return to work. Both of her worlds collided when Joe took Bowden, nicknamed 'Bowie', to rehearsals to catch up with Dianne and her Strictly pals.
"When Bowie meets Jo Jo and Ardo with bodyguard @nancy_xuxi," Dianne captioned one image as new Strictly host Johannes Radebe doted on her new arrival.
Fans responded quickly. @buswellsdaisy said: "So so cute!! all your outfits are so cool!! johannes with bowden was adorable." @hilshawley commented: "Awww JoJo & Bowden!" @shortfilmsunday wrote: "Omg, JoJo with baby Bowie is the sweetest!" @wennekeshelen added: "He is going to be soooo spoiled by ur Strictly family @diannebuswell... Cuteness overload."
