BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional 'set to quit' after 2024 series

Dianne Buswell first joined the BBC show back in 2017 (Image: PA)

Strictly Come Dancing enthusiasts suspect that Dianne Buswell might bow out of the BBC sensation after the current series.

The 35 year old professional dancer, currently teamed with Chris McCausland, made her debut on the programme in 2017. With rumours swirling that the pair could clinch the Glitterball trophy, fans are speculating this might be Buswell's final dance.

One observer aired their thoughts online: "I would say Dianne might leave this year, especially if she wins."

Echoing the sentiment, another added: "Now that you've said it, it does seem likely that this could be Dianne's last hurrah. Not only because of her massively popular partnership with Chris but also because she's been getting a lot of prominent roles in the pro numbers."

Amplifying the speculation, Buswell has announced a tour with fellow professional Vito Coppola. In revealing the upcoming tour plans, Dianne excited her followers by saying: "We are so, so excited to finally introduce you all to our brand new show DIANNE and VITO 'Red Hot and Ready' presented by Burn the Floor. We've been working on this project for such a long time and we cannot wait to share this special show with the whole of the UK in 2025!", reports the Mirror.

Strictly fans are convinced that Dianne Buswell is set to quit the BBC show after this series (Image: BAFTA via Getty Images)

However, some fans were left disappointed as they noted that the 27-date tour does not include stops in Scotland or Ireland. One fan commented: "So exciting! ! However it can't really be considered a uk tour without a Scotland date."

Earlier this year, Dianne opened up about her struggles with an eating disorder that left her fearing she would never dance again.

Dianne joined the show in 2017 (Image: PA)

During an appearance on This Morning in March, she told hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle that her obsession with food and calories had taken over her life.

She explained: "You wake up in the morning, and the first thing you think of is, what am I going to eat? How many calories are going to be in that? How much do I need to exercise to burn off those calories?."

Dianne added: "It literally is like a planned thing in your mind that doesn't go away. And that's when you start to go, 'Oh, this is a problem because I'm not thinking of anything else."

She attributed the development of her eating disorder in part to the pressure she felt as a young dancer to maintain a low weight.

She revealed: "I think it comes from when I was quite a young girl. And obviously growing up in the dance world, you're taught to look a certain way and you see all these other beautiful girls dancing, and you kind of want to look like that and want to be winning like they are. And they look a certain way so I feel like I should look that way. So I think it was it was something from a really young age."