{"id":143726,"date":"2023-11-27T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=143726"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:12:00","slug":"bbc-strictly-come-dancings-annabel-croft-told-keep-going-darling-after-emotional-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/tv-movies\/bbc-strictly-come-dancings-annabel-croft-told-keep-going-darling-after-emotional-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Annabel Croft told ‘keep going darling’ after emotional admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Johannes Radebe penned a gushing tribute to his Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partner Annabel Croft ahead of Saturday's show.<\/p>\n

Next to shots of the pair enjoying the sights of Blackpool, the South African choreographer, 36, wrote on Instagram: "You dance so beautifully, and each week you bring such strength and joy to this journey. It has been wonderful to see you grow and I am so incredibly proud of you for everything you have achieved.<\/p>\n

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being my leading lady and sharing this truly special adventure with me. I now hold a dancer in my arms. Keep going darling Annabel. Much love x.<\/p>\n

"Thank you so much to everyone for taking the time to vote and for supporting us on our Strictly journey," he added. <\/p>\n

"It means so much to know that you are there. x."<\/p>\n


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Such was the power of Johannes's sentiment, his fans weighed in with their own directed at him.<\/p>\n

"You are such a beautiful human being and the kindness and compassion you show makes people feel that they can achieve their dreams. Your Lady has become a wonderful dancer," one response read.<\/p>\n

A second user shared: "Fate brought you together and you have taken her heart and held it in your hands and led her to where you are now JoJo…. you a beautiful human and thank god you're in the world."<\/p>\n

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Retired tennis player Annabel, 57, has endured a heartbreaking year on a personal level, after the death of her husband Mel Coleman in May as he'd been battling stomach cancer for just 16 weeks.<\/p>\n

Stopping by This Morning last week, she reflected: "It has been a horrific year, it was something I've never anticipated, this was never meant to be how life was going to be. I thought I had a future with my husband, we'd been together since I was 21, 36 years together and I miss him terribly, there is no question about it.<\/p>\n

"I so want to speak to him about what we are doing, I miss his humour and I really wish that Johannes had met him because I feel like they would have got on so well."<\/p>\n

Having performed a Couple's Choice in memory of Mel earlier on in the glitzy ballroom competition, Annabel told Johannes at the time: "I just wish you had met my husband, because I have these flashbacks to our house and him watching you with tears running down his face. Honestly, it's so special, it's beyond anything I could put into words. <\/p>\n

"He used to cry watching it. He used to call me over if I was cooking, and he was crying watching it. So, I hope he's watching up there."<\/p>\n

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\u201cI couldn\u2019t imagine doing it with anybody else," she later commented on spin-off It Takes Two. "I know I\u2019ve said that a few times, but Johannes understands grief as well and that\u2019s why we connect so well."<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing resumes this Saturday on BBC One.<\/b><\/p>\n