Move Yourself Happy: 21 Days to Make Joyful Movement a Habit

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Alongside a picture of the duo staring into each other’s eyes, Joe wrote: “I may not have won the glitter ball, but I’ve won something a million times more special.” She describes the relationship as ‘super easy going’, although says they are quite different characters: ‘I’m very carefree, whereas he’s a bit more of a worrier. He takes a lot of time to get things absolutely perfect, while I’m a bit more “rush and get it done and, oh yeah, that’s fine”. My mum is quite a harsh critic,’ she says, ‘but she absolutely loved it, which made me very happy. I’m so excited to get the book out there now, because it’s something I’ve wanted to do for such a long time.

Buswell bravely details some of her own journey in the book, writing about how she turned things around, and hopes her honesty will help others suffering similar troubles. I love Strictly Come Dancing and so don’t see myself going anywhere – but I don’t have a five-year plan either. The diary is looking very full, but I try to take things month by month and job by job, so that I don’t feel too overwhelmed. I genuinely love being busy, but I also want to try and get some proper downtime in there and do a bit of travelling with Joe this year.’ I was falling out of love with performing because I didn’t have any energy to do it. It all felt too much and too overwhelming, and my body just couldn’t cope. I’d always prided myself on having a lot of energy when I danced, but because I wasn’t fuelling my body, it was literally saying to me, “You can’t do this anymore”. It was my dream job, but I couldn’t do it anymore. I felt so sad, and that sadness became a big incentive to get my body better and healthier, so that I could keep dancing.’

Shaped by Dianne’s experiences as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing and her training as a holistic life coach, Move Yourself Happy reveals Dianne’s wellness journey and the experiences that have shaped her own daily practices. It is a guide to stimulating and sustaining everyday routines that better nourish the mind and body. He has the most understanding of my job, and he gets how much I love it, because he was there first-hand seeing my passion. But, more than that, he’s so creative, and we just bounce off each other. He’s so kind and gentle and caring, and just amazing.’ Joe is Joe Sugg, the 31-year-old YouTuber and actor, and Buswell’s celebrity partner on Strictly in 2018. The two of them reached the final of that series (won by Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley who, incidentally, also fell in love) and now live together in the Sussex countryside, having escaped the hustle and bustle of London.

Watkins Media has jumped for “Strictly” dancer Dianne Buswell’s début book, Move Yourself Happy: 21 Days to Make Joyful Movement a Habit, a body positive guide to transforming mental and physical wellbeing through movement. I love Strictly Come Dancing and so don’t see myself going anywhere – but I don’t have a five-year plan either.’ Dianne Buswell In this enriching 21-day programme, Dianne Buswell shows you how to make joyful movement a habit. Forget gruelling exercise regimes or punishing diets – Dianne’s unique approach nourishes your body and mind using her four pillars of health: rest, movement, nutrition and positivity.

I felt so sad, and that sadness became a big incentive to get my body better and healthier, so that I could keep dancing.’ Dianne Buswell Anya Hayes, commissioning editor, acquired world all-language rights directly from Buswell’s team. It will publish in the UK on 14th March 2023, with the US release in January 2024. Buswell started dancing at the age of four and became an Australian Open champion, turning professional at 21. Although she was used to travelling around the world for her career, taking the job on Strictly and moving to the UK felt completely different.This was a new beginning in a country where she didn’t know a soul and, although she didn’t realise it at first, a show that was going to give her overnight fame. We’re together, but we have our own lives as well as our own careers, which is really important for us. We try to keep a lot of our relationship private, and I think we’ve found a good balance with that.’ Dianne Buswell on her career journey