{"id":318368,"date":"2023-12-09T09:48:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=318368"},"modified":"2023-12-09T09:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:48:11","slug":"strictlys-annabel-croft-admits-sinking-as-she-struggled-after-tragic-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/celebrity\/strictlys-annabel-croft-admits-sinking-as-she-struggled-after-tragic-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly’s Annabel Croft admits ‘sinking’ as she struggled after tragic loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Morning: Annabel Croft speaks about losing her husband<\/h3>\n

Annabel Croft has admitted that competing on Strictly Come Dancing this year has been “very healing” following the tragic loss of her husband. The tennis ace was previously married to Mel Coleman for 36 years before he sadly died in May this year.<\/p>\n

The 57-year-old, who will be competing for a place in next week’s final, shared that she was “sinking” before she signed up for the BBC dance competition and that it has since become her “saviour.”<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Sun, she admitted: “It\u2019s very healing. It has been my saviour. I would be sinking or crawling under a rock at home. I\u2019m not quite sure where I would be mentally if I hadn\u2019t had this to be focusing on and giving me a purpose to get out of bed.”<\/p>\n

Mel, who was aged 60, when he died in May this year, was a professional yachtsman and investment banker who married Annabel in 1993. The couple share three children; Amber Rose, Lily and Charlie.<\/p>\n

Annabel is coupled with professional dancer Johannes Radebe and the pair have continued to wow the judges week after week. The pair are aiming to book their place in next week’s final tonight.<\/p>\n

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The duo will be performing two routines on the dancefloor this evening; a salsa to the soundtrack You\u2019ll Be Mine (Party Time) by Gloria Estefan and a Viennese waltz to the song Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, by Slow Moving Millie.<\/p>\n

Annabel is up against Coronation Street actress Ellie Leach, EastEnders star Bobby Brazier and West End actor Layton Williams as they all compete for the highly-coveted Glitterball Trophy.<\/p>\n

Last week, Nigel Harman and his pro partner Katya were forced to pull out of the competition just hours before the quarter-final show. The actor revealed that he has sustained an injury which led to his exit.<\/p>\n

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