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Susan Knox

Strictly's Dianne Buswell breaks silence on Shirley Ballas name blunder amid tough week

Dianne Buswell has broken her silence after Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left livid when head judge Shirley Ballas continued to call the professional dancer, 'Diana', instead of Dianne.

BBC One viewers found themselves irritated during Saturday evening's instalment of the much-loved dance competition when Shirley appeared to call Dianne 'Diana' several times, while dishing out her feedback after she and radio star Tyler West wowed the audience with their sultry dance.

Tyler and Dianne performed a Viennese Waltz to I’ve Been Loving You Too Long by Seal, and although it went down a treat with both viewers at home and the judging panel, some Strictly viewers rushed to Twitter to point out Shirley's name blunder.

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