BBC Strictly Come Dancing couple in 'make or break situation' after tell-tale 'clue'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOne Strictly Come Dancing couple are said to be in a 'make or break situation' as they prepare to return to the ballroom. Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe left the judges and viewers in tears last weekend with their emotional routine.
They performed a couple’s choice dance to Wings by Birdy in tribute to Annabel's late husband. The former tennis star's husband of 36 years, Mel Coleman, died from cancer aged 60 earlier this year– just 16 weeks after diagnosis.
Mel, an America's Cup and Admiral's Cup yachtsman, had previously complained of stomach pain for eight weeks before the shocking stage three cancer diagnosis.
In a video show ahead of the performance, Annabel was seen taking her dance partner Johannes Radebe to Richmond Park where she used to walk with her late partner. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say what Angela Rippon 'needs' as co-star dealt blow ahead of Saturday's show READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News Before receiving a score of 35, head judge Shirley Ballas said: "I thought that was graceful, that was charming… It was just divine." Anton Du Beke added that the judges often focus on specific movements but feels "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".
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