Popular Strictly Come Dancing professional Dianne Buswell has opened up about her birth story.
The 37-year-old welcomed her first child Bowden with her partner, Joe Sugg, in March of this year.
Dianne has been keeping her fans up to date with her life and motherhood through her YouTube channel.
Dianne Buswell shares “scary” birth story
She told The Sun: “I was hoping to have a natural birth, but it didn't work out that way.
“I was frightened of not being able to feel my legs.
“It was scary and I didn't think about the recovery at the time."
Dianne was worried that after her emergency C-section, her dancing career might have been over.
After the operation, Dianne was struggling to get out of bed and often had to rely on Joe to help her up.
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She said: “There were moments where I was lying in bed, needing to go to the toilet in the middle of the night.
“I had to wake Joe and say, 'Please come and get me,' because I physically couldn't use my stomach to get out of bed.
"I remember crying in his arms because I was in so much pain.
"It was a real shock to the system."
However, Dianne added that the experience has not put her off having another child.
Dianne opens up about backlash
Dianne was involved in the 2025 series of Strictly Come Dancing when she was pregnant.
She received a lot of backlash for the decision even though she was cleared to dance by her doctors.
She said: “I went off medical advice and laughed it off when people said nasty things like, 'I can't watch Strictly any more because this girl is doing cartwheels pregnant'.
“It was a bit mad."
Dianne is returning to the show this year but it is not known whether she will have a partner.
Joining Dianne and the other familiar favourite professionals will be five new dancers: Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby and Mark Karmalita.
On the new dancers, Dianne said: “The new pros are brilliant.
“They bring a new energy to the room.
“It was really fun to meet them and see what they bring to the cast."
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