Debbie McGee recalls surviving '100-foot high waves' in storm on cruise with Paul Daniels

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Debbie McGee has told how she and her later magician husband survived a terrifying ordeal onboard on a cruise ship. In a new interview, the BBC Radio Berkshire presenter, 63, relayed the horrifying experience which happened in the early hours of the morning almost 30 years ago.Debbie recalled a cruise she and her late-husband went on when they encountered some bad weather.Looking back at her fond memories of cruising around the world with Paul, Debbie told how they weather some terrifying conditions.The star spoke about one cruise in 1995 which saw the boat hit a "wave about 100 feel high."Speaking about the incident, Debbie told how the "lifeboats boats were blown off, and we lost anchors and all sorts."She went on: "This huge wave even went down the funnel, which was halfway back!"Debbie told how the captain of the cruiseliner had ordered guests to dine early before staying in their cabins until he told them it was safe to come out.That evening, the "huge wave" hit the boat in the early hours of the morning, leading Paul to look out of their cabin to assess the damage onboard.She explained: "When it settled, Paul looked out the door and said, “Well, nobody's running up down the corridors, and there's no alarms, so we must be okay.”"There was a lot of damage, so we sort of limped into New York," she added to World of Cruising.Last month, Debbie shared an emotional post about her late husband Paul which was soon met with support from fans.Debbie shared a photo of herself and her husband from their wedding day.The Strictly Come Dancing star revealed she was reminiscing about their love story on the anniversary of his death.The photo was then shared with Debbie’s 43,600 followers.She wrote: “It seems like yesterday I lost.