Last photo of Robin Windsor shows BBC Strictly Come Dancing star smiling on cruise weeks before death

The last photograph taken of ex Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor has emerged after it was announced that the ballroom and Latin dancer had died aged 44

The last photograph taken of ex Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor has emerged after it was announced that the ballroom and Latin dancer had died aged 44

Robin Windsor’s final public photo shows the dancer smiling on a cruise ship just weeks before his tragic death.

The ballroom and Latin dancer, who has died aged 44, was pictured for the final time smiling and posing with friends on a cruise in South Africa. In a post uploaded on February 4, by @MickyZanyComic, the image was captioned: “Another great cruise on the beautiful Bolette @fred.olsencruiselines with an amazing group of entertainers.”

Robin, who joined Strictly in 2010 and danced for the final time with Alison Hammond in the 2015 Christmas special, shared a heartbreaking final post just a month before his death was announced on Tuesday. He shared a photograph on Instagram with the caption: “Hiding in the shadows.”

Robin was seen on a cruise just weeks before his death Robin’s death was announced on February 20 (

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A day later, the Strictly star posted three love hearts in reply to his former celebrity partner Deborah Meaden on Twitter. She wrote: “11 years after we did @bbcstrictly together this happens and it is just lovely!! The wonderful @Robinwindsor and my Mum ( yep…87 years and amazing!!) meeting up in South Africa…don’t you just love it.”

Robin reached week five on the show with the Dragons’ Den star in 2013. The dancer previously attributed his romance with X-Factor star Marcus Collins to Deborah. Marcus reached out to Robin after spotting a picture of his Gay Times cover on Twitter. At the time, Robin explained: “Marcus Tweeted me to say ‘You’re looking really good, well done’!

“We’d first met at ITV studios a few years ago, when I passed Marcus in the corridor and asked for a photo because he was very handsome. From then on there was no contact whatsoever til I appeared on the GT cover.

“After my last relationship ended I was on the rebound and on the warpath thinking, I must find a boyfriend. Deborah Meaden told me to get myself together, concentrate on work, forget about men, and enjoy life. As soon as I did that, Marcus came along.”

Marcus has paid tribute to his former partner by sharing a series of photos of them together. He wrote: “The World just got a lot less sparkly. Robin You were so loved.”

In a heartfelt tribute, Strictly Come Dancing released a statement, in which they praised the “caring and kind” star. It read: “The whole Strictly Come Dancing family are deeply saddened to hear the news about our dear friend Robin Windsor.

“He was not only an exceptionally talented dancer and choreographer but also a caring, considerate and kind person both on and off the dancefloor. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this extremely difficult time.”

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