Dianne Buswell has shared an emotional message to Stefan Dennis after he was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing.
The Neighbours star had to leave the BBC show after sustaining a leg injury. His dance partner Dianne shared an emotional message to him, alongside a video of them taking to the dance floor for their Charleston, captioning it: "The last dance".
"Stefo I'm so sorry our strictly journey was cut short just as that confidence was starting to grow. But you can walk away with your head held high. You can go home to your wonderful wife put your hand out and say would you like to cha cha cha with me.
"The main reason for being on this show was to be able to dance with her and you can certainly do that now. You are the kindest human I have ever worked with and I can always say I got to dance with the iconic neighbours legend Stefan Dennis or as my dad calls ya Paul Robertson."
She added: "Can't wait for you to send me the video of you and Gail dancing together."
Stefan previously shared a statement, detailing how upset he was for having to pull out of the dance programme.
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"This morning I woke up to the most disappointing day of the time in my Strictly journey," he said.
"Just when I had finally gained the confidence to do well with my dancing in the comp and achieve more great dances along the way, I was told that on Saturday I had torn my calf so significantly that I am now forced to withdraw from the show.
"I can't tell you how devastated I am to have to leave so prematurely especially, as there has been, and still is, so much love and support from everyone for both Dianne and myself. I owe both the Strictly Family and Dianne a massive debt of gratitude for giving me the opportunity to fulfil my dream of being able to dance with my wife. (When my leg is better)
"Fun fact for all the avid Neighbours fans... it's the same leg!"
Fans also shared how sad they were that Stefan and Dianne wouldn't be on their screen this weekend.
"I'm gutted for you both. After Saturday I was so looking forward to seeing more of Stefan. Don’t be hard on yourselves and hope you recover quickly Stefo!" one wrote. Another added: "Gutted for you both, team aussie will be so missed, it was a joy to watch you both!! what a last dance though, and no mistakes!! sending love."
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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