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The household of tragic Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor in the present day thanked mourners for the ‘outpouring of affection’ following his shock loss of life aged 44.
The skilled Latin and Ballroom dancer, who delighted hundreds of thousands when he appeared on the hit BBC present between 2010 and 2015, vanished final week earlier than his physique was present in a London lodge on Monday.
Whereas the reason for Robin’s loss of life has but to be confirmed, his shut good friend and former Strictly co-star Kristina Rihanoff hinted that he might have taken his personal life.
Tributes have flooded in for Windsor, who paired with celebrities together with mannequin Patsy Kensit, actresses Anita Dobson and Lisa Riley, and Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden on Strictly. He additionally danced with Nice British Bake Off host Alison Hammond within the 2015 Christmas particular and with Susanna Reid in 2011’s Kids In Want particular.
In a press release in the present day, Windsor’s household mentioned: ‘We want to thank everybody for the outpouring of affection and celebration of our beloved Robin.
‘Whereas we perceive that there’s a large public and media curiosity round his passing, we as a household want time to course of our shock and grief. We ask for the wants of our household and associates to be considered and for our privateness to be revered at this tough time.’
They added: ‘As now we have additional info we are going to share a press release sooner or later.’
The skilled Latin and Ballroom dancer vanished final week earlier than his physique was found in a London Lodge on Monday
Robin Windsor was finest identified for his showing on Strictly come dancing from 2010 to 2015
The ‘energetic’ performer began dancing on the tender age of three
Kristina mentioned: ‘There are not any phrases to precise the ache. Robin wasn’t simply my dance associate, he was a good friend and collectively we shared infinite experiences from our profession highlights to hitting all-time low of rejection.
‘A lot of you, who went to see his farewell tour, know completely properly that he spoke very brazenly about his psychological well being struggles and ideas of suicide. I am positive it was devastating for anybody who loves Robin to listen to that, however these ideas have been in his head for a few years… An excessive amount of ache, an excessive amount of disappointment, an excessive amount of neglect.’
Robin had opened up on his struggles with psychological well being earlier than his loss of life in a video for SANE, a charity he was an envoy for, with volunteers from the charity.
He defined: ‘As soon as I spoke to somebody who utterly listened, they did not actually have to provide me recommendation, they simply needed to hear and I might see that they wished me to be higher. It is selecting the correct particular person to talk to.’
Sharing the video, SANE paid tribute to Robin’s reminiscence, writing: ‘We have been very distressed to be taught of the loss of life of Robin Windsor, certainly one of SANE’s most vigorous and dependable ambassadors.
‘He introduced the magnificence, power and sheer pleasure of his dancing into psychological well being and gave hope to these, like him, who’ve struggled with darkish instances.’
After Robin went lacking final week his shut good friend Vincent Simone frantically rang these near the star to search out out the place he was.
Vincent, who can also be a dancer and had identified Robin since he was 17, instructed the Mirror his good friend was identified to go lacking and that it had been an ‘ongoing downside’.
He mentioned: ‘He would detach himself from individuals for 2 or three days. Then he would come again to the world, to actuality. However this time, he did not come again. He was the very best man I ever met.’
Robin Windsor received his huge TV break when becoming a member of Strictly Come Dancing in 2010
Robin Windsor’s dance companions included TV presenter Susanna Reid, seen right here performing collectively on Strictly Come Dancing for Kids in Want in 2011
Robin Windsor and Kristina Rihanoff in the course of the launch of their Burn the Flooring present in 2013
Robin suffered a troubling incident over the New Yr interval, earlier than embarking to carry out on an opulent cruise in South Africa.
‘He saved saying that one thing had occurred over New Yr however he would not say what it was,’ the good friend instructed the Mail. ‘He sounded completely traumatised – no matter had occurred should have been actually terrible.’
Seven days earlier, the dancer had reposted a quote which mentioned: ‘Trauma teaches you to anticipate and settle for the naked minimal. On this new season, might you alter your requirements and be taught to obtain the utmost. You might be worthy. You might be sufficient. You deserve overflow.’
And on January 4, he had shared a message along with his associates and followers which mentioned: ‘Large shout out and like to everybody who’s reached out and checked within the final week. Sorry I’ve not replied… it has been a little bit of a making an attempt time and issues are trying up. Robin.’
Tributes have poured in beneath the star’s tragic final selfie, with one fan writing: ‘So shocked and saddened to listen to the information. Have adopted him for years since Strictly, a tremendous expertise. RIP.’
He spent his ultimate days having fun with a safari in addition to the sunny seashores of Cape City. However the dancer’s smiles belied his emotional anguish.
This week, the Mail revealed that Robin died with simply £879 in his firm’s enterprise account years after he pulled in £100,000 a 12 months as a Strictly star and was as soon as paid £10,000 to bounce for 2 minutes.
The tragic entertainer’s personal agency had not traded for a while and in response to Corporations Home Information was dealing with an ‘lively proposal’ to be struck off, information present.
The corporate Completely satisfied Toes Inventive Restricted was owed nearly £5,000 the final time it filed accounts, however owed collectors £15,000, that means it was £8,350 within the crimson.
A heartbroken Susanna Reid fought again tears on yesterday’s Good Morning Britain on ITV after studying of Robin’s loss of life
Robin Windsor dazzles in a blue ensemble throughout his current cruise ship travels
Robin Windsor had been spending a while in Cape City when the cruise ship docked, writing on-line: ‘This place is the distraction of all distractions.’
Robin is pictured right here three weeks in the past in South Africa the place he was dancing on a cruise ship travelling world wide
On the peak of his superstar in 2015 and 2016 he held greater than £23,000 within the firm and superior himself £35,000 from the corporate, which was repaid.
The corporate had channelled earnings from a ‘large number of contracts to supply performing arts companies throughout the media trade’, paperwork mentioned.
In current months Robin had been engaged on a Fred Olsen Cruise – alongside fellow Strictly skilled Gordana Grandosek Whiddon – and posted photos of himself when the boat docked in South Africa.
He had beforehand been a director of Caffe Italia in south London, with shut good friend Marco Bertarini.
Saddened Bertarini has posted a collection of images of the pair collectively on Instagram.
He wrote: ‘My coronary heart is damaged I at all times liked you and at all times will goodbye amore.’
