BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe rushes to support Annabel Croft after closing statement

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe rushes to support Annabel Croft after closing statement

by · Birmingham Live

Johannes Radebe has stepped in to support Annabel Croft after the BBC Wimbledon star's career announcement. The former Strictly Come Dancing celebrity contestant, who was paired up with Johannes last year, signed off from a tennis tournament last week.

Taking to Instagram on Monday, she wrote: "It was amazing to work on the hugely successful 6 Kings Slam event last week! The level of tennis was jaw dropping. Congratulations to world number 1 @janniksin who was crowned the king for the inaugural event.

"So lovely to work in the studio alongside @gregrusedski1 again and the charming @ade.oladipo for @daznsport!" Annabel's comments were flooded with supportive messages from her friends and followers, with Johannes writing: "You're looking amazing."

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The South African dancer also sent a red heart emoji. It comes a month on from Croft bravely moving to share that she has started to clear out her late husband Mel Coleman's belongings, 16 months after his death.

The former tennis ace and Strictly Come Dancing star hosted This Morning's bereavement phone-in in September, last month, where she talked about the "rain shower" of grief brought on by taking Coleman's shoes to the tip this week.

Croft also opened up on feeling "devastated" at losing the future they had planned together and said that the pain of thinking about his death was "like a dagger going through me". She said: "I call them rain showers, and when they come I just let it all out. Actually, I had one yesterday, I went to the tip to take my husband's shoes, which was the first time I started to clear his things - it's been about 16 months now.

"I just let those tears come out and I feel so much better when they come out and they're gone. Grief will go on for a very, very long time, I don't think it will ever leave any of us and I think it's so important for all of us to share our grief."