BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Annabel Croft's sweet gesture seconds after dance as viewers say same thing

Strictly Come Dancing's Annabel Croft made a sweet gesture just seconds after she finished her very personal routine. The former tennis star was back in the ballroom on Saturday night (November 4) alongside her professional dance partner Johannes Radebe.

And Annabel and Johannes reduced the judges and viewers to tears with an emotional couple’s choice dance to Wings by Birdy in tribute to her late husband. Annabel's husband of 36 years, Mel Coleman, died from cancer aged 60 earlier this year– just 16 weeks after diagnosis.

In a video show ahead of the performance, Annabel was seen taking her dance partner Johannes Radebe to Richmond Park where she used to walk with her late partner. Annabel and Johannes then pulled off their stunning routine and as they finished in hold, Annbel blew a kiss to the sky.

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In the audience, her children were seen wiping away tears as she dedicated the performance to their dad, who is said to have been a fan of Johanne's long before Annabel's Strictly stint.

Before receiving a score of 35, head judge Shirley Ballas said: "I thought that was graceful, that was charming… It was just divine." Anton Du Beke added that the judges often focus on specific movements but feels "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”.

Craig Revel Horwood also commented that he felt it was a “beautiful story beautifully executed”, while Motsi Mabuse added that it was Annabel's 2best dance" so far.

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