Strictly Come Dancing with her youngest daughter Beth; for a moment, they found solace. While the idea of a boyband member performing a Pulp Fiction inspired jive may seem quite simple, it made the pair smile and they watched the dance over and over again.Less than four years later, tragedy struck again and Beth, 26, also took her own life.
Karen has now been asked to be a part of a special version of Strictly, exclusively made up of NHS workers. Although she works in Leeds, Karen is originally from Horwich and worked at Royal Bolton Hospital for 15 years.
She also worked in Bury and Tameside. She applied for the show in memory of her late daughter, who she described as an "amazing dancer".
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