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Dianne Buswell continues dancing as pearls fall from her dress on Strictly
Dianne Buswell and Will Best carried on dancing after pearls fell from her dress during their quickstep on Strictly Come Dancing.
The incident happened during Saturday’s opening routine, performed to Maroon 5’s “This Love.”
The loose pearls scattered across the dance floor, and the pair finished their final steps among the beads.
Presenter Josh Widdicombe pointed out that the floor could have been dangerous, and judge Johannes Radebe noted the pearls were still there.
The judges gave Best and Buswell 29 points despite the mishap.
Elsewhere that night, Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin scored 36 points and topped the leaderboard.
Dianne Buswell continued dancing after pearls fell from her dress during a quickstep with Will Best on Strictly Come Dancing.
The pair performed the routine to Maroon 5’s This Love during Saturday night’s show.
They completed the dance over loose beads and received 29 points from the judges.
Presenter Josh Widdicombe and dancer Johannes Radebe drew attention to the pearls after the performance.
Viewers expressed concern about the beads on the dance floor.
- Who
- Professional dancer Dianne Buswell and presenter Will Best.
- What
- Pearls came loose from Buswell’s dress during their quickstep, but they continued dancing.
- When
- Saturday night, 7 November 2026.
- Where
- On the Strictly Come Dancing dance floor.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Buswell and Best performed a quickstep to Maroon 5’s This Love as pearls fell from her dress.
The pair received 29 points, and Widdicombe and Radebe commented on the loose pearls.
- Dancers
- Dianne Buswell and Will Best
- Dance
- Quickstep
- Song
- This Love by Maroon 5
- Judges’ score
- 29 points
- Incident date
- 7 November 2026
What people are saying
You didn't even mention the pearls fell from your dress, you were essentially dancing on ball bearings during that second half!
You left your pearls on the floor, girl.
My heart was in my mouth when the pearls fell. I had visions of a nasty accident.