Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe shares his one regret after leaving show

BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro Johannes Radebe shared his one regret after his semi-final exit with partner Annabel Croft. The dancer and former tennis player appeared on the Strictly spin-off and companion show, on Monday after their axe.

On Sunday Johannes and the 57-year-old former tennis player lost out following a dance-off with EastEnders star Brazier, 20, and professional dancer Dianne Buswell. And after her "rollercoaster" experience on the show, Annabel admitted: "It's hard not to feel a bit dazed by it all".

She told presenter Fleur East: "It's just been the most magical 12-13 weeks. I've said it so many times but I enjoyed so much of it from start to finish. I can't quite believe where we started and where we got to.

"If someone had said to me at the beginning you might get to week 12 I never would have believed them. Little bit sad I couldn't get us to the final. Of course we would have loved to have got through but we had some stiff opposition there. I'm really, really proud of where we came."

Johannes said he was "extremely disappointed" to leave the 2023 competition, explaining: "I think when you get to that point in the competition you're like 'oh goodness', you just want to see it through but we did have stiff competition. I'm happy for what we had."

He added that he was "very content" but shared: "I have to say, I would have loved to take Annabel to the final, I would have."

After watching video messages from her three children Lily, Amber and Charlie, Annabel said their support meant "everything", adding: "I could not have done it without them...I felt like needed this comfort there every Saturday because it's quite terrifying going out there, it's hard to describe that feeling. We enjoyed it as a