BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell admits being told she's 'not good enough' as statement 'hits home'

Dianne Buswell has shared her support for an A-list star as she revealed their recent award-winning speech resonated with her as she was told she was 'not good enough'.

The Strictly Come Dancing star is still riding high after winning the BBC One dance contest last month. Dianne was partnered with comedian Chris McCausland for the programme's 2024 series back in September and they surprised themselves by making it all the way to the end of the competition.

The pair were later crowned champions as they beat tough competition from fellow finalists Miranda actress Sarah Hadland and partner Vito Coppola, Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and dancer Aljaz Skorjanec and JLS singer JB Gill and partner Lauren Oakley to lift the famous Glitterball trophy.

Dianne was flooded with praise throughout Strictly's 20th-anniversary series for her work and partnership with Chris, who made history as Strictly's first-ever blind contestant. But Dianne hasn't always been shown support like she has from fans of the show.

Taking to Instagram, the Australian star shared a clip of Demi Moore's recent Golden Globes speech. As the 62-year-old US actress picked up the award for best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy for her role in horror The Substance she said she had been at "kind of a low point".

In the emotional speech, Demi said: "Thirty years ago I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress and, at that time, I made that mean that this wasn’t something that I was allowed to have, that I could do movies that were successful, that made a lot of money, but that I couldn’t be acknowledged.

"I bought in, and I believed that, and that corroded me over time, to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it, maybe I was complete. I’ve done what I was supposed to do. And as I was at kind of a low point, I had this magical, bold, courageous, out-of-the-box, absolutely bonkers script come across my desk called The Substance, and the universe told me that you’re not done."

Alongside the video, Dianne shared with her own fans and followers: "I can't tell you how many times I have been told in my dance career that I'm not good enough, smart enough, skinny enough, technical enough... this really hits home!"

Referencing her recent success on Strictly, she added: ""And totally what Chris and I was all about - that you don't have to be perfect to be successful."