Strictly Come Dancing star Annabel Croft has said she'd be 'sobbing at home' if it wasn't for the show and her dance partner Johannes Radebe.
That's because away from the glitz of the BBC One contest and performing in the ballroom every Saturday night, the 57-year-old sports star has been grieving a huge loss.
Former tennis star Annabel's husband, Mel Coleman, died in May at the age of 60 years old. The pair were married for 30 years, tying the knot in 1993 and welcoming three children: two daughters, Amber Rose and Lily, and a son, Charlie.
Mel, an America's Cup and Admiral's Cup yachtsman. tragically died just two months after being diagnosed with stage three cancer.
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