Beloved British dancer Robin Windsor dies, aged 44
Strictly Come Dancing (the UK equivalent of Dancing With The Stars). Windsor appeared on the show between 2010 and 2013. He was dropped when he had to undergo an operation for a back injury.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Windsor’s personal life also made headlines.
He was briefly engaged to his former partner, Davide Cini in 2013. However, the men split and Windsor then dated an X Factor UK contestant, Marcus Collins.Windsor frequently appeared in the LGBTQ+ press, gracing the cover of magazines such as Gay Times.A post shared by ROBIN WINDSOR (@robinwindsor)He was a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and for mental health awareness.Windsor’s death was announced this morning by Burn The Floor on Facebook.Co-anchor Suzanna Reid on Good Morning Britain shared the news on TV.
Reid danced with Windsor on a one-off charity edition of Strictly Come Dancing. She became emotional as she began to read out the news of Windsor’s death.
She eventually asked her co-anchor to finish the report.“I fell in love with him and fell in love with dancing when I danced with him,” Reid added.”He was a remarkable dancer, incredibly strong, so creative, he was just so enthusiastic about dancing.
