has revealed the six-word remark made upon discovering she would be partnering with him on . The comment was made just hours after their debut Foxtrot was awarded a solid 29 points by the judges.
The 22nd series of is shaping up to become one of the fiercest competitions in history and with weeks left, the coveted Glitterball Trophy is still anyone’s game. After a solid start in the reality TV show, Chris, 47, and Dianne, 35, are currently sitting in sixth place on the leaderboard with a combined score of 52.
The day after dancing to ‘Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy’ by The Tams, the pair appeared on the Week 2 Results show where they , Team GB swimmer and . Ahead of the couple’s elimination, Chris and Dianne discussed the support they’d received since making their ballroom debut.
In conversation with , 52, on Sunday (September 29), Chris reported Dianne’s family had been sending over clips of encouragement for the duo. He said that in one clip his professional partner’s father, , had accidentally “let the cat out of the bag” regarding his daughter’s true feelings on their pairing.
Chris said: “He let it slip that when Dianne was paired with me – even though she claimed she wanted to be with me – she said to her dad: ‘Don’t worry dad, winning isn’t everything’.” After the backstage stars burst into a fit of giggles, Dianne said: “Look who is laughing now!”.
Chris and Dianne have taken inspiration from the latter’s father for their ‘Team Name’ this season. (Image: BBC)
Chris quipped: “I don’t know who is laughing,” which earned him further raucous applause.
The Strictly competitors have previously used Dianne’s “winning isn’t everything” line to their advantage this season, raking in support after
Ahead of their to ‘Twist and Shout’ by , Chris and the Aussie dancer took to and said: “We’ve decided after the popularity of our video about your dad we’ve decided to call ourselves ‘Winning is not that important.”
“No,” corrected Dianne. “It’s ‘Winning Isn’t Everything’.
In the video’s caption, the star wrote: “Ladies and gentleman we have settled on our team name !!!!!!!! What do we think? Let’s get the # going tonight.”
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The pair will return to the dance floor for a third outing this weekend. (Image: BBC)
Fans were quick to praise the pair for their moniker, with one typing: “Team winning isn’t everything are my winners; I love ‘em to bits.”
A second commented: “Team winning isn’t everything are my winners; I love ‘em to bits.”
“If I hear WINNING isn’t everythinggggg while watching tonight I will be in tears,” replied someone else.
and Dianne Buswell will dance again on the next instalment of on One and iPlayer. Tune in on Saturday from 6.25pm.