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Strictly Come Dancing dancer Robin Windsor dies aged 44

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Tributes are being paid to former Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor, who has died aged 44.

The professional dancer was paired with the likes of EastEnders legend Anita Dobson, Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden and actresses Patsy Kensit and Lisa Riley on the BBC show.

Tributes have poured in following the tragic announcement of Windsor’s death on Tuesday.

Theatre star ex-boyfriend Marcus Collins, 35, who dated the Ballroom and Latin professional for 18 months before ending their romance in 2015, took to Instagram to share a montage of pictures of them together.

“The World just got a lot less sparkly. Robin you were so

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