Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell shares potential baby name and says 'I'm not even joking'

Strictly star Dianne Buswellhas dropped hints about the potential name for her baby boy just days after confirming her pregnancy.

The Australian Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, 36, revealed earlier this month that she's expecting her first child with boyfriend Joe Sugg, 34.

She's poised to make history as the first ever pregnant Strictly contestant when the new series kicks off tonight (Saturday, September 20).

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The couple, who first met in 2018 when the popular YouTuber competed on the BBC programme, shared the news on Instagram with a stick-figure drawing of them holding hands with a child.

In the caption they penned: "Our little baby boy. We cannot wait to meet you," reports Wales Online.

Discussing the announcement on the podcast she presents alongside comedian Chris McCausland, with whom she triumphed in the 2024 series of Strictly, Dianne revealed potential names for the tot.

She disclosed that before discovering they were having a boy, the pair had debated whether to choose an unconventional name for a girl before having second thoughts.

Dianne revealed: "If it was a girl it was always going to be Americus, but it was never going to be Americus because Joe would never have that.

"However, I had planned to get him out the room when I do the certificate or whatever you do and just put it on there.

"However, now that you just said Americano, that's kind of cool too. I'm planning to call it Christopher Anton Craig Buswell-Sugg. It might be Christopher Craig Anton Buswell-Sugg, that is TBC at the moment.

"Do you know how many people have messaged me saying 'You better call that baby Chris!'. I'm not even joking."

Dianne's remarks come after her confession in an interview with The Sun that she had delayed starting a family because of her gruelling dance career.

She revealed to the publication: "I would like to have children, 100 per cent. Joe and I love kids and that's definitely something that we would absolutely love.

"My job is quite demanding and I love it so much. It is a tough one to balance out and think about. It would take a lot of thought but eventually one day we'll get there...It will happen when it's supposed to."

Meanwhile, Dianne will carry on competing in the current series of Strictly, creating history as the programme's first ever expectant professional dancer.

Chatting to Chris about how the pregnancy affects her performances, she explained: "I'm still doing everything that I did before.Obviously with lifts there's just going to be a bit more caution, but my doctor has said that everything is normal. He said, 'Basically if you've done it before...then crack on and keep doing what you were doing...you shouldn't stop what you do.'"

Watch Dianne and Chris on the Strictly launch show tonight from 6.40pm on BBC One.