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BBC Strictly star says pro dancer Robin Windsor was in 'excruciating pain' before shock death aged 44


Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kristina Rihanoff has opened up about the sad death of her friend and fellow dancer Robin Windsor, as she shares that he was in 'excruciating pain'

Kristina continued, writing that Robin had been "absolutely destroyed" when he had been dropped from Strictly and it was after this that she began to notice changes in his personality and it became clear he was suffering from "depression and broken self-worth." Sharing that he had suffered an injury during his time on the BBC show, Kristina wrote that her late friend had still been struggling with "excruciating back pain" even years later. Kristina shared that Robin had been in "excruciating pain" before his death (Image: Andrew Parsons/REX/Shutterstock)She continued: "Many of you, who went to see his farewell tour, know perfectly well that he spoke very openly about his mental health struggles and thoughts of a suicide.

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