Strictly fans in tears as Annabel Croft dances a tear-jerking tribute to late husband
04.11.2023 - 22:51
/ ok.co.uk
Annabel Croft, the former tennis champ, performed a touching couple's choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing in memory of her late husband. Her husband, Mel Coleman, sadly passed away from cancer at 60 years old in May, just 16 weeks after being diagnosed. Before her performance, Annabel took her dance partner Johannes Radebe to Richmond Park, a place she used to visit with her late husband.
She danced gracefully to Wings by Birdy, wearing a beautiful flowing dress and earned a score of 35. Judge Shirley Ballas praised: "I thought that was graceful, that was charming... It was just divine." Anton Du Beke added his thoughts, saying that while judges often focus on specific movements, "sometimes it doesn't matter about all that, sometimes it's just about dancing and when there's reason for it, it's just perfect, and this was perfect".
Craig Revel Horwood described it as a "beautiful story beautifully executed", while Motsi Mabuse said it was her "best dance" so far. Fans took to X, formally known as Twitter, and praised the performance which had many of them "sobbing". One fan said: "the ending of annabel and johannes’ dance had me sobbing, what a beautiful tribute", while another said: "Having lost my dear husband in similar circumstances to Annabelle, watching this had me in bits.
It was beautiful." A third added: "shirley’s got her tissues out, me and you both mate. that was incredibly emotional, annabel and johannes that was perfect!", while another added: "Think we’re all crying with you Annabel x".
To start off Saturday's show, actor Layton Williams showed off quick footwork, a pirouette and an aerial cartwheel to earn a score of 36 the highest scoring jive of the series so far. He and his partner Nikita Kuzmin wore
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