Strictly fans spot stars in floods of tears as Dianne pays tribute to Chris McCausland in emotional semi-final
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans spotted some of the stars break down in floods of tears.
On tonight’s show on BBC One show, Dianne Buswell paid tribute to Chris McCausland in the emotional semi-final.
The pair took to the infamous dancefloor in attempt to blag themselves a place in the final.
Together, they performed a Viennese Waltz to Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters on Strictly Come Dancing.
In their training VT before their live routine, they explained that the track was his favourite song.
After the dance ended, both Chris, 47, and Dianne, 35, broke down in tears as the emotion got to them.
After the judges gave their critiques, the pair made their way up the stairs to the Claudiatorium to speak to Claudia Winkleman.
When asked why Chris should make it to the final, Dianne answered: “I have taught Chris this whole time without a single visual cue.
“He’s never been able to watch a video back… he’s captured the spirit of this show and I could not be prouder.”
As Dianne paid tribute to her partner, viewers noticed that many of the other professional dancers in the background were also in floods of tears.
Nikita Kuzmin and Katya Jones were amongst the stars to get caught up in the heat of the moment.
Viewers flocked to X – formerly known as Twitter – as they admired the camaraderie of all the group.
One viewer noted: “Seeing all the pros crying at Chris and Dianne is giving me all the feels.”
A second exclaimed: “All the pros crying this means so much to all of them. they are the only ones that can see the sheer volume of work dianne has had to put in to get chris to this level. what a woman.”
“Everyone in the background’s crying,” noted a third fan.
As a fourth excitedly posted: “All of the pros crying omg- GET CHRIS AND DIANNE TO THE FINAL. RIGHT NOW. NO ONE DESERVES IT MORE.”
Strictly 2024 pairings
Here's who is matched with who this series...
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas
JB Gill and Amy Dowden MBE
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec
Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones
Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.