BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe breaks silence with emotional message to Annabel Croft after exit
12.12.2023 - 08:53
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Johannes Radebe has broken his silence on his exit from Strictly Come Dancing with an emotional message to his dance partner Annabel Croft. The professional dancer and former tennis player narrowly missed out on a spot in the final after finding themselves in the dance-off on Sunday (Dec 10).
After performing two dances live on Saturday, it was Annabel and Johannes, and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell, who received the fewest votes from the public. Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola were sent through to the final of the BBC dance contest alongside Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, who topped the leaderboard with 116 out of a possible 120.
Annabel and Johannes vowed to impress judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke with their Viennese Waltz to Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by Slow Moving Millie, whilst EastEnders star Bobby and Dianne performed their Quickstep to Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin.
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After both couples performed, Craig Revel Horwood opted to save Annabel and Johannes, but after Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse chose to save Bobby and Dianne, it was left to head judge Shirley Ballas to cast the deciding vote - and she chose to save the latter.
With Annabel and Johannes told they'd lost their place in the competition, the pair said their goodbyes. Speaking to her dance partner, Annabel said: "It’s been an amazing, magical experience for me. Johannes, you have been absolutely extraordinary. You have given me a reason to get out of bed and come and dance with