Strictly's Dianne Buswell shares heartache over show farewell 'Really hard to say goodbye'

express.co.uk:

Dianne Buswell has admitted she finds it “really hard” to bid farewell to her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.

Earlier this year, she was forced to say goodbye to a few Strictly favourites, including Oti Mabuse and Aljaž Škorjanec.Dianne, 33, has been busy this year, filming in sub-zero temperatures for ITV’s Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof and, most recently, teaming up with Sure to set a new Guinness world record for furthest distance danced by a couple with dance pro Pasquale La Rocca.However, with Strictly Come Dancing 2022 coming this autumn, Dianne shared her thoughts on what it was like saying goodbye to some of her longtime colleagues.

Asked what it was like bidding farewell to Oti and Aljaž, she said: “It's really hard to say goodbye because we’ve become this really tight knit family.“But we always know that we're still going to see each other because we are so close. “You know, we've already seen Oti and Aljaž already since then,” she added, reflecting on their departure. “So I'm sure there'll be many more moments where we see them.”Dianne also gushed about former Strictly pro Janette Manrara’s seamless transition from dancer to presenter. “Jeanette has taken to it like a duck to water,” Dianne reflected. “She's incredible at that and, you know, we did miss her in Strictly rehearsals and all that. “But at the same time, it was so nice to see her on It Takes Two, because we still got our Janette fix, which was lovely. “And we still get our Anton fix every week in the show as well, so it was a bit of a win-win really.”Dianne referred to fellow Strictly star Anton Du Beke, who gave up dancing on the show once and for all to accept a role as a permanent judge this year.The.