Strictly’s Dianne Buswell breaks her silence after she broke down in tears during dance off with Bobby Brazier

Dianne Buswell has broken her silence after bursting into tears on Sunday night’s Strictly results show.

The professional dancer, 34, and her celebrity partner Bobby Brazier faced off in the dreaded dancing competition against Angela Rippon and Kai Wriddington during the Blackpool special, and after being saved by the judges, Dianne broke down in tears.

The Australian artist has been having a hard time lately, with her father battling cancer and her relationship with Joe Sugg coming under scrutiny due to her close friendship with Bobby.

But in an Instagram post on Sunday, Dianne revealed she was staying positive and shared a series of photos with Bobby in Blackpool, writing: ‘Eextremely grateful for another chance to dance and to show you what this amazing boy can do.

“I don’t take any day or dance for granted. I want to thank everyone who took the time to vote for Bobby and I appreciate it more than you know ‘

She continued: “Despite a dance competition, that was Bobby’s highest score and he is improving week by week.

“He started this thing with no experience, so what he’s accomplished is pretty incredible.”

Seemingly referring to their next routine, which will be Couple’s Choice, Dianne concluded: ‘We have something very special for you this week’

Fans were quick to offer their support and express their outrage after being reduced to tears when she broke down during the dance.

Devastated viewers shared: ‘no because I was dying for Dianne to cry #strictly’; ‘Awww Dianne is crying #Strictly’; ‘Dianne is crying, oh my god’; ‘Dianne is crying, I love her so much’;

‘No, seeing Bobby dance was sad, but seeing Dianne cry was horrible, my god #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing’; ‘I hate seeing Dianne cry, especially because of what she’s been through lately’; “It’s so upsetting to see Dianne crying because of everything she’s going through right now. She and Bobby need our votes next week! #Strict’.

During Sunday’s results show, Angela became the eighth celebrity to be eliminated from the competition.

The presenter, 79, had returned to Blackpool after presenting the original version of the show, Come Dancing, in the 1980s and 1990s.

Angela and her professional dance partner Kai danced the American Smooth to Tea for Two by Ella Fitzgerald and scored 28 points out of a possible 40.

That was the first in the dance-off Bobby and Dianne, performing their Jive to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go from Wham! before Angela and Kai performed for the second time.

Craig Revel Horwood chose to save Bobby and Dianne, saying: “Well, there is one standout performance for me that I can’t ignore and the couple I would like to save is Bobby and Dianne.”

Motsi Mabuse also chose to save Bobby and Dianne. She added, “I felt both couples danced so beautifully. Truly one of the most beautiful dance-offs we’ve had. I’m going to save Bobby and Dianne.’

Anton Du Beke agreed and said: ‘Well, I thought it was another wonderful dance competition. Both couples danced very well. I thought Bobby and Dianne danced excellently again.

‘I loved Angela and Kai’s dance and Angela even thanked one of the other dancers for picking her up and setting her down so gracefully, which I thought was absolutely beautiful. The couple I want to save for me is Bobby and Dianne.”

Three votes for Bobby and Dianne meant they had won the majority of votes and would remain in the competition regardless, but head judge Shirley Ballas also said she would have decided to save Bobby and Dianne.