Strictly fans in tears as Annabel Croft dances a tear-jerking tribute to late husband
ok.co.ukAnnabel 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".
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