Dianne's dad had to miss Strictly due to chemo, but she's keeping him updated on the show.

Dianne Buswell has shared a sweet update from her dad Mark, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Last month, the Australian professional dancer, 34, revealed her dad's health condition and he was forced to miss attending Strictly Come Dancing this weekend.

Sharing a Q&A video on social media, Dianne, who is currently competing on the dancing series with EastEnders star Bobby Brazier, 20, said she wanted to share why she’d been visibly emotional on air.

In the video, which she re-shared to her social media, Mark wished his daughter and Bobby ‘all the best’ for their next performance. He said: 'We are both very proud of you and hope you make it through for the next week. Just try your best, and I know you will, and enjoy it. Love Mum and Dad.'

Captioning her post, Dianne wrote: ‘Woke up to this. Mark’s upped his message game this week and has done a little recording.’ She also revealed that her dad was meant to be in the audience tonight and was called ‘Patrick Swayze’ due to his resemblance to the actor.

Dianne also shared that her family had plans to head to the UK for Christmas but that wouldn't be happening now. When first revealing her dad was unwell, she said she was heartbroken to be so far away from her family.

She concluded the post by writing: ‘Love ya Dad. I’m going to try my very best as always in my concert tonight! Hopefully it’s enough to make it to the semifinal concert.’ Each week Mark sends Dianne a message of support ahead of the live shows, which she then re-shares with her followers.

When sharing his health diagnosis with her followers, Dianne said there was ‘a little road ahead’ for him, but she believed he was ‘going to be fine’ and that the family were ‘going to get through it together’.

The Australian dancer has been visibly emotional on air and her family have been sending her messages of support and love. Dianne is planning on heading home to Australia for Christmas after her dad's diagnosis and is determined to make him proud with her dancing performance.

Are you rooting for Dianne and Bobby on Strictly Come Dancing? Let us know in the comments! Strictly Come Dancing continues tonight at 7.25pm on BBC One.

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