Dianne Buswell’s partner speaks on ‘seeing the worst’ in Strictly star

YouTube sensation Joe Sugg met Australian professional dancer Dianne Buswell during the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing. The pair made it through to the final and narrowly missed out on the Glitterball Trophy to Stacey Dooley and her partner Kevin Clifton. Joe, 31, and Dianne, 33, officially became an item after the series ended, but the influencer recently addressed difficult times in their relationship with Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett. Speaking on Steven’s podcast, The Diary of a CEO, Joe explained he used to be quite nervous about getting a girlfriend because he was worried about how his 10 million followers would react. Joe explained: “I had a largely female demographic and I was worried about how they would react as I have friends who have girlfriends who have introduced them to their audience. “I always thought it would be a very private thing and it ended up being the complete opposite as you can watch the moment we met which is kind of unusual.” Steven told Joe he was essentially “forced” to spend time with Dianne as they were partnered up on Strictly Come Dancing. READ MORE: I’m A Celebrity line-up confirmed as first stars arrive in Australia Strictly’s Joe Sugg has spoken out on his relationship with Dianne Buswell (Image: BBC/SPOTIFY) Joe Sugg was a finalist in the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing (Image: SPOTIFY ) Dianne is partnered up with Tyler West for the 2022 series (Image: BBC) Dianne and Joe have been together for several years (Image: BBC)”So we saw the best and the worst of each other within those 16 weeks.” He explained he felt their relationship was strong coming out of the competition as he had seen the “best and worst” of Dianne. Once the show ended, Joe took part in the Strictly Come Dancing tour with his co-stars and revealed to Steven he and Dianne became a couple before the tour. “We missed each other as we didn’t see each other and I missed spending time with her,” Joe added. DON’T MISS…Dianne Buswell sparks concern as Strictly fans spot pro crying [STRICTLY]Tyler West’s ‘closeness’ to Dianne Buswell ‘will win place in final’ [UPDATE]Strictly Come Dancing fans fume after Shirley gets star’s name wrong [LATEST]”We had a conversation and decided to see each other more often, and then we actually went away to a place in the New Forest for a trip.”He recalled being “followed” by the paparazzi in an Aston Martin he had hired for the day. “It put me on so much edge, I couldn’t concentrate on driving as I knew this person was trying to follow us,” he admitted. Joe tried to “shake him off” and told Dianne to play the James Bond theme song as they got away from the paparazzi.