BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Annabel Croft breaks silence after 'sobbing' fans say she and Johannes made 'history'

Annabel Croft has broken her silence on her Strictly Come Dancing exit just before the grand final. The former tennis star was the tenth celebrity to be eliminated from the BBC One dance contest as seen during Sunday night's (December 10) pre-recorded results show.

Annabel and her dance partner Johannes Radebe were seen in the ballroom on Saturday night (December 10) as the competition reached the semi-final stage. The pair, and the three other remaining couples, performed two dances each in a bid to impress the judges and viewers for a place in the 2023 final.

Annabel and Johannes didn't quite break the 100 mark with their total score of 98 out of 120 after the scores from last weekend's quarter-finals and Musicals week were carried over. They were closely behind Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell who finished with 107 and it was these two couples who found themselves in the last dreaded dance-off of the series.

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After both couples performed their favourite dance of the night again, the judges delivered their verdicts. Craig kicked things off by opting to save Annabel and Johannes but after both Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse chose to save Bobby and Dianne, it was left to head judge Shirley Ballas to cast the deciding vote and she chose to save Bobby and Dianne.

On Monday morning (December 11), Annabel took to Instagram to start to share some of her thoughts and feelings about her time in the show and her sad exit. Sharing a string of pictures and behind the scenes clip, she typed: "There are SO many things I