Strictly Come Dancing lovebirds Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg have introduced the arrival of their son.
The couple, who met on the BBC program and acquired collectively on the finish of 2018 after making it to the ultimate, introduced tonight that their first baby collectively arrived two days in the past.
Their caption shared a candy photograph of the sleeping new child and likewise confirmed his uncommon identify: “By no means felt love like this 💙,” Joe wrote.
“Child Bowden Mark Richard Sugg,” he added with the date “16/03/26′.
Whereas the doting dad and mom have but to launch additional particulars about how they selected Bowden’s identify, it is truthful to imagine his center names are a tribute to their very own family members, as Dianne’s father is known as Mark, and Joe’s late grandfather, who handed away in 2021, was named Richard.
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They’d additionally hinted that they might select a ‘distinctive’ identify for his or her baby, with vlogger Joe telling his viewers in October that it’s a identify he ‘does not actually see wherever’.


Different images shared by the YouTuber, 34, {and professional} dancer, 36, confirmed Dianne cradling him shortly after giving start, and new dad Joe carrying the baby dwelling.
Feedback rapidly poured in from fellow Strictly stars and well-known mates, congratulating them on their arrival.
‘The most effective information!!! Congratulations my lovely woman. So completely happy for you and @joe_sugg. Essentially the most lovely moments in life will nonetheless come 🤍🙏🏼’, mentioned former professional and It Takes Two presenter Janette Manrara.
Fleur East mentioned: ‘Ahhhh he is right here! Congratulations to each of you.”
“Big congratulations ❤️❤️❤️,” wrote Luba Mushtuck, whereas Ellie Leach echoed: “congratulations guys, how lovely ❤️”
“He is so lovely☺️ I can not wait to satisfy him❤️❤️❤️,” Michelle Tsiakkas wrote.

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‘OMG!! Congratulations to you each!!!,” Gorka Marquez wrote.
“Oh lastly 😍❤️ bello di zio 🙌,” an excited Vito Coppola added. ‘I am so completely happy 🥹 crying with pleasure and happiness 🫶 Uncle Vito cannot wait to satisfy you ☺️’
The completely happy information comes simply weeks after Dianne and Joe had been pressured to answer AI-generated photos circulating on-line that individuals thought was their baby.
He mentioned: ‘I wakened this morning to plenty of household and mates messaging me saying, ‘Oh, congratulations on the information, we thought you’d inform us first earlier than it hit the web.’
‘That is AI. Look, that is not me,” he clarified, pointing to the photograph. ‘I do not know who that’s, nevertheless it’s not me. I imply, I’d take it, I’d truthfully fairly prefer to appear like that, however that is not me, that is not my chin, that is not my hair sadly.”
“AI is getting scary,” he joked with a involved expression.

Dianne and Joe introduced final September that they had been going to turn out to be dad and mom.
“Our little child boy ❤️ we won’t wait to satisfy you,” the caption of their Instagram video learn, as they painted a household portrait of themselves with a toddler, with “2026” written on the high.
Within the months since, Dianne, who joined Strictly in 2017, has shared many being pregnant updates, together with the debut of the fantastically embellished nursery of their dwelling, with inexperienced partitions and plenty of nostalgic toys.
Though she by no means revealed her due date, she hinted final month that the infant would arrive quickly, saying, “Now we wait,” after displaying off some new little garments.
Dianne has additionally sadly needed to hit again at trolls who criticized her for displaying her abdomen or collaborating within the Strictly Final collection.
Some claimed it was ‘not applicable’ for her to bop with Stefan Dennis, however Dianne repeatedly defined that she had been given permission to take action.


Beforehand talking on her podcast with Chris McCausland, she mentioned she had consulted her physician, including: ‘I am nonetheless doing all the pieces I did earlier than.
“Clearly there can be just a little extra warning with lifts. However my physician mentioned all the pieces is regular.’
Nevertheless, Dianne solely stayed on the collection for just a few weeks because the Neighbors legend needed to withdraw resulting from harm. The beloved Aussie professional nonetheless attended the stay exhibits.
Following Stefan’s premature departure, the flame-haired dancer wrote on social media: ‘Simply to make clear, as many individuals have messaged me pondering it is a cowl for the truth that I can not dance!?
“To start with, we would not lie, particularly when somebody is sick! And secondly, I am doing nicely, sure I am pregnant, however I am additionally very succesful and feeling excellent!’
She added that contingency plans have been put in place for all professionals on any collection, not simply her whereas she was pregnant, as viewers have lengthy puzzled what would occur if she needed to pull out.
“Issues are in place if knowledgeable had been to turn out to be in poor health or injured,” she mentioned.
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