STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left sobbing after spotting Dianne Buswell’s proud dad weeping in the audience.
The pro’s mum and dad, Rina and Mark, have flown over from their native Australia to spend some time with their daughter.
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It is the first time in seven years the couple had been able to make it over to the UK to see her compete in the competition.
Dianne took to the floor tonight with celeb partner Chris McCausland to perform a Paso Doble to El Gato Montes by Manuel Panella.
As the duo finished the routine, cameras panned to the delighted parents who held each other while they wept.
The emotional moment captured the hearts of viewers, who were caught up in the tear-jerking scene and got weepy too.
“Floods of tears especially at Dianne’s dad,” one fan wrote on X.
“Not Dianne’s dad crying, I’m sobbing,” said another, while a third said. “Aww Dianne’s dad, I’m so happy for the Buswells!!”
“Dianne’s dad crying in the audience I’m so glad she’s got far enough for her parents to see her dance,” noted a fourth.
Prior to the performance, in a clip from their rehearsals this week, Dianne and Chris spoke to her parents and how much dance meant to the Australian pro.
Mark admitted he didn’t know the difference between a lot of the dances, joking: “Nah, I was too busy working paying for lessons!”
Acknowledging her incredible efforts for everything she’s achieved with Chris, who has been dazzling audiences as the show’s first blind contestant, Rina told Dianne: “It just blows me away every single week. To be here for this amazing moment is pretty special.”
Dianne and Chris have become firm favourites to take home the glitterball this season, with the pair dazzling with their comedy timing together.
They’ve also been open about their struggles about learning each routine, with Chris joking that he “has no idea what they look like”.
Despite this they have remained consistent high scorers, and have never landed in the dance-off as they impressed with risky lifts and humorous performances.
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