Strictly’s Vito Coppalo makes awkward blunder as he congratulates pregnant co-star Dianne Buswell

Published on September 14, 2025 at 06:27 PM
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STRICTLY’S Vito Coppalo made an incredibly awkward blunder as he congratulated his pregnant co-star, Dianne Buswell.

The professional dancer announced that with her former celeb partner, , 34.

Vito Coppola and Dianne Buswell on This Morning.Vito Coppola made an awkward blunder when congratulating his co-star Dianne Buswell on her baby news Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg holding a sign announcing their pregnancy with a stick figure family drawing and "2026".She announced that she is expecting her first child with Joe Sugg Screenshot of Vito Coppola's Instagram post congratulating a pregnant co-star.The star rushed to give his well wishes to the couple, as he remarked that this is the ‘First Strictly Baby’

, 32, first rose to fame in the UK after he joined in 2022.

This was after he previously competed on the 16th edition of the Italian version of .

After announced her happy news on social media, Vito rushed to congratulate the happy couple.

He wrote: “THIS IS BELLISSIMOOOOO.

“The First Strictly Baby [baby emoji]. Cannot wait to meet him and I promise to be the best crazy Italian uncle.

“Congratulation guuuuuuuys I am so so soooo happy for you.”

This was followed by a string of eight heart in a series of different colours.

But it seems that Vito got slightly excited because – despite his well-meaning – he got his facts completely wrong.

Other couples from the hit dancing competition have also welcomed together.

won the sixteenth series of Strictly where she even faced Joe and Dianne in the final.

Strictly's Dianne Buswell expecting first baby with partner Joe Sugg as they reveal gender in sweet video

After winning the show in 2018, she embarked on a relationship with her partner .

Four years later, she confirmed that she was expecting a baby with her co-star, before giving birth to their daughter, , in January 2023.

But this wasn’t the only Strictly baby born that year as professional dancers, and welcomed .

And this was just after and revealed that they had welcomed their second child together named

Strictly Curse - The Lowdown

STRICTLY Come Dancing's latest series has already been hit by rumours of a BBC show 'curse' - yet what is it?

A host of Strictly Come Dancing stars have been struck by the during the past two decades.

This is where celebrities who may or may not be attached in the outside world become more than friends with their professional partners.

A are said to have been impacted so far over the show’s 20 years.

It has seen relationships crumble with dance floor romances and punishing rehearsal schedules to blame.

This includes the partnerships of Louise and Jamie Redknapp as well as Kevin Clifton and Karen Hauer.

Controversially, Judge once said of the curse: “I think of it as a blessing, to be honest. One person is married, the other one had a girlfriend but my point in this entire thing is: if you come on Strictly, sometimes you are in a relationship that is not working anyway.

“There has to be something wrong in your relationship before it all goes awry.”

Series one winner Brendan Cole left his fiancé, fellow Strictly professional Camilla Dallerup, during filming for the very first series in spring 2004.

Brendan was said to have fallen for his celebrity partner and inaugural winner , although the duo didn’t confirm they were romantically involved.

Gemma previously gave birth to their first child, Mia, in 2019 and there was another baby from the cast who was born that year.

In 2013, presenter started to date just after the show came to an end.

Six years later in June of 2019, the pair tied the knot in a ceremony in .

Later that year, the duo welcomed their first child, a baby girl named in December.

The First Strictly Baby [baby emoji]. Cannot wait to meet him and I promise to be the best crazy Italian uncle.

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This was before she later gave birth to their , in 2021.

This was after and welcomed their after a gruelling IVF journey.

Not forgetting and , who sparked relationship rumours at the time they competed in Strictly together in 2013.

The duo welcomed their daughter in 2016, proving that there have been a number of babies born over the years, despite Vito’s intention.

Ola Jordan and James Jordan at a charity gala dinner.James and Ola Jordan welcomed their daughter Ella in 2020 after a journey with IVF Janette Manrara, Aljaz Skorjanec, and their daughter in the water.Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec welcomed their daughter Lyra in 2023 Kristina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen at the 37th London Critics' Circle Film Awards.Kristina Rihanoff welcomed daughter Milena in 2016 with Ben Cohen Pasha Kovalev and Rachel Riley at the "Clueless: The Musical" press night after-party.Pasha Kovalev and Rachel Riley share two daughters after they competed in the show Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez in a selfie.Gorka Marquez and Gemma Atkinson also count two kids as part of their brood

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