Strictly Come Dancing’s Dianne Buswell says Shirley Ballas ‘apologised personally’ after getting pro’s name wrong: ‘People make mistakes’-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Strictly Come Dancing pro Dianne Buswell has revealed judge Shirley Ballas apologised to her after getting her name wrong during the live show on Saturday.

Dianne and her partner Tyler West – who have dubbed themselves Team TyDi – performed a Viennese waltz on Saturday night, which landed them mid-leaderboard with 29 points from the panel.

Their elegant routine to I’ve Been Loving You Too Long by Seal was praised by judges Shirley, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke, and Motsi Mabuse, but during the judges’ comments, viewers at home picked up one thing in particular – Shirley referred to Dianne as ‘Diana’.

As a result, the 62-year-old was branded ‘rude’ by Twitter users, who questioned why she was still getting the pro’s name wrong after five years on the dance show, noting that it has happened several times recently.

However, Dianne hasn’t taken the slip-up to heart, saying ‘we all make mistakes’.

Dianne revealed Shirley apologised to her (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

Appearing on It Takes Two on Wednesday evening alongside Tyler, Dianne shared that she ‘wasn’t bothered’ by it.

‘She actually apologised to me personally as well, and said it was an honest mistake, this happens!’

Dianne continued: ‘My pop called me Diana all the time, so I quite like it!

‘We’re all human, doing the best we can and sometimes people make mistakes, and I don’t want anyone to come at her just for that.

‘I’m not bothered.’

Shirley has faced online trolling (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

After the slip-up on Saturday, Dianne urged viewers to ‘be kind’ amid the ongoing trolling, sharing a statement on Instagram: ‘Firstly thank you guys so much for the support on our dance last night. It was a tough week but I am forever in awe of the hard work and dedication Tyler brings every single week.’

Dianne continued: ‘Another point I want to address is I have seen a lot of hateful comments aimed at Shirley for simply adding an a to the end of my name which doesn’t offend me.

‘But what does make me upset is seeing someone being bullied online. We are all human and doing the best we can. Let’s all please be kind to one another and not put each other down.’

Dianne is paired up with Tyler West (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)

She concluded: ‘Once again thank you for all your positive messages it really does mean a lot to us all.’

This isn’t the first time the Strictly cast has come out in support of Shirley, who frequently comes under fire for her judging style and when viewers don’t agree with her remarks.

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Shirley herself admitted she doesn’t ‘ignore’ the criticism, but said she takes her job ‘seriously.’

Chatting to Metro.co.uk at the Pride of Britain Awards, she said: ‘I take my job seriously. I’m honoured and humbled to be able to be the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, I am honoured and humbled to have been in my own industry for 55 years and to be able to get out there and give the best critique of the couples along their way during the show and hoping that it will inspire them to be the best that they can be.’

Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday and Sunday on BBC One.

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