Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell are going to miss Amanda Abbington "a lot" on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, but he is glad she is "doing what she wants" after the actress quit the show.
Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell will miss Amanda Abbington 'a lot' on Strictly Come Dancing
The ‘EastEnders’ star, 20, and the 34-year-old pro dancer - who are partnered up on the BBC One Latin and ballroom competition - both wished the ‘Sherlock’ star, 49, well after she withdrew from the dancing show this week, and Bobby has plans to have dinner with Amanda in the near future.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’, Dianne said: "We're going to miss her a lot in the competition. She's invited Bobby over to dinner."
Bobby added: "I'm still going to go to hers and have dinner.
"She's lovely, but I'm glad she's doing what she wants."
The pair gushed about the power of meditation for “dealing” with the stresses of life, like competing for the approval of the judging panel - which consists of Shirley Ballas, 63, Anton Du Beke, 57, Craig Revel Horwood, 58, and Motsi Mabuse, 42 - and the public vote.
Bobby said: “Yeah and for dealing with everything, that’s a massive part of my life - every day, all day. I don’t know what else to say but, 'Guys, meditate!’ "
Dianne said: “He looks so happy when he’s doing it. He does it a fair bit in rehearsal. It’s like he’s smiling when he’s meditating and it’s lovely to see.”
Bobby continued: “I reckon it helps us with our dancing. I call breaks - she has a weird relationship with the word ‘break’, but I call it a necessary digestive period. Sitting and being with myself and thinking about the dancing, allowing it to seep into my bones, probably helps.”
The ‘EastEnders’ actor joked he has mixed feelings about Dianne during their gruelling rehearsals.
He quipped: “There are times where I don’t like you, there are times where I love you.”
Bobby admitted Dianne - who is dating YouTuber and actor Joe Sugg, 32, who she was partnered with on ‘Strictly’ in 2018 - “cracks the whip” a lot in rehearsals, but said her dedication to dance is “rubbing off” on him.
He said: “I think I’m getting better at working harder. You’re rubbing off on me in certain ways and I’m rubbing off on you in certain ways and I think that’s why last week went so well.”
Dianne said: “We’re starting to understand each other a bit more, I even had to ask him for a break last week and he said, ‘No.’ He’s working really, really hard and it shows because it was a beautiful dance. We loved it so much and long may it continue.”
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