Jeff Brazier speaks out on son Bobby's BBC Strictly Come Dancing partner Dianne Buswell as she ditches UK
18.12.2023 - 09:11
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Jeff Brazier has jumped straight to paying tribute to his son Bobby's dance partner Dianne Buswell after he watched them miss out on the Strictly Come Dancing title over the weekend. The presenter was in the audience as Bobby and Dianne competed in the show's grand final.
The EastEnders actor and his Australian dance partner made it to the end of the BBC One dance contest alongside fellow finalists Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin.
Each couple had to perform three times each in a bid to impress the voting public - as the judges' scores and comments didn't count during the last live show of the competition - and Bobby and Dianne pulled out all the stops for their 'show dance' while also pulling at heartstrings once again with their emotional Couple's Choice.
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At the end of the night, as the three remaining couples performed thee times each, the scores given by the judges saw, Layton and Nikita receive a total score of 119 points out of a possible 120 while Bobby and Dianne bagged 117 points. Ellie and Vito then placed bottom of the final leaderboard having received a total of 115 points.
But it was Ellie, 22, who emerged victorious and became the youngest-ever winner of Strictly with her professional dance partner Vito, 31, with the news being confirmed by hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Following the end of the series Jeff, who has been in the audience most weeks supporting his eldest son who he shared with the later Jade Goody, took to social media with a message specifically for