A dramatic backstage incident involving Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell has unfolded during the UK tour of 'The Australian Bee Gees Show'. The pregnant star was forced into an emergency recovery session with bath salts following an on-stage mishap involving her partner, Joe Sugg, and Australian soap icon Stefan Dennis.
The unexpected situation arose not from a dance-related injury, but from a strenuous acting moment. Stefan Dennis, famed for his role as Paul Robinson in Neighbours, explained the peculiar chain of events during an appearance on Lorraine. "There's a part in the show where I have to strangle Joe Sugg's character," Dennis revealed. "I probably got a little too into the moment, and my hands were cramping up terribly afterwards."
An Unconventional Remedy
In a gesture of backstage camaraderie, the heavily pregnant Dianne Buswell came to the rescue. "Dianne, being the sweetheart that she is, offered me her bath salts to soak my hands," Dennis continued. The remedy, however, came with an unintended consequence for the expectant mother.
"The problem was, I used the entire box!" the actor confessed. This left Dianne, who is in her third trimester and likely experiencing her own aches and pains, without any of the soothing salts for herself. The physical demands of pregnancy, combined with the rigours of being on tour, make such remedies particularly valuable.
From Ramsay Street to the West End
The incident highlights the unexpected challenges of life on the road for the theatre production. The show, which Dennis describes as "the next best thing to seeing the actual Bee Gees," also stars fellow Neighbours alum Troy Beckford.
Despite the cramped hands and the depleted bath salts, the atmosphere remains light-hearted. Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg, one of social media's most beloved couples, are navigating the tour while eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first child later this year.
This charmingly bizarre story proves that even behind the glamour of the stage, the solutions to problems can be surprisingly ordinary—and sometimes in short supply.
