{"id":217522,"date":"2023-12-11T10:52:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T10:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=217522"},"modified":"2023-12-11T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T10:52:25","slug":"annabel-croft-lifts-lid-on-strictly-malfunction-as-she-speaks-out-on-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/annabel-croft-lifts-lid-on-strictly-malfunction-as-she-speaks-out-on-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Annabel Croft lifts lid on Strictly ‘malfunction’ as she speaks out on exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annabel Croft says goodbye to Strictly<\/h3>\n

Annabel Croft took to Instagram on Monday morning to speak out about her emotional exit from Strictly Come Dancing and narrowly missing out on a place in the grand finale. The tennis ace and partner Johannes Radebe were beaten by Bobby Brazier in the dance-off after landing at the bottom of the leaderboard following their Viennese Waltz and Salsa.<\/p>\n

In her first post since her elimination, Annabel, 57, revealed that her first semi-final routine was almost thrown into chaos due to a technical malfunction behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

She told her 61k followers: \u201cWhat an amazing semi-final and congratulations to all three finalists – you are all so talented and deserving of your place in what\u2019s going to be a wonderful final.<\/p>\n

\u201cDancing a Salsa on Saturday night and being flung around like a rag doll was not something I will ever forget. I spent half the dance in hysterics, after skidding on the floor and landing on my back, with out of control legs in the air ha ha ha.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank goodness for the super strong @johannesradebe who was able to pick me up and land me on my feet, just in time, to hit the beat and carry on partying. What a blast!<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe last video was taken in rehearsals when I practised the entrance from the sky, however, seconds before we danced live, the mechanics broke down, so confetti was thrown from a stationary position, instead of the air.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the mishap, the routine went off without a hitch and Annabel says it was one of her favourite dances of the whole series.<\/p>\n

In a second post, Annabel reflected on her second semi-final dance, the Viennese Waltz, describing it as \u201cfitting\u201d and \u201cso special\u201d.<\/p>\n

She penned of the emotional routine: \u201cThis incredible experience has sadly come to an end and what a very fitting last dance it was. Getting to dance this beautiful Viennese Waltz, twice, back in \u2018hold\u2019 with @johannesradebe was SO special.<\/p>\n

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