Strictly Come Dancing pro Dianne Buswell finally conquered the dreaded dance-off with her partner Bobby Brazier last weekend.
Appearing on spin-off show It Takes Two yesterday (November 21), presenter Fleur East rolled out a milestone statistic for the red-haired Australian to enjoy.
By beating Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington with their Jive in Blackpool, Buswell claimed her first-ever dance-off victory since her ballroom debut in 2017.
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"I never won a dance-off!" she yelled in celebration.
"I think in my brain I went, 'Well, here we go again... Dianne's not winning this dance-off!', so for me to actually win it - I mean I got quite emotional. Let's be honest, I did, but it meant so much to me.
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"In seven years I've never won one so thank you Bobby! Cheers! That's very exciting."
Sat next to Buswell, EastEnders star Brazier admitted that their dance-off experience proved to be "a lesson in humility" for him.
"I feel very blessed because it was a lesson in humility, which I feel better for. Honestly that 20 minutes before the results show was the most intense 20 minutes of my life," he said.
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Brazier alluded to this in a social media post logged immediately after the dance-off.
"I've now realised, no-one is safe," the soap actor wrote. "Despite seeing your guys' support for me just grow week in and week out, you're still not safe, you know? So the votes and stuff are a big part of that, and I'm very grateful for everyone who does vote week in, week out.
"And I now definitely don't now have a sense of complacency, or a sense of security, or a sense of feeling like I can just rely on you guys."
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