Strictly Come Dancing star Debbie McGee, 61, took to Twitter and posted a photo of her late husband Paul Daniels. The magician died in March 2016 aged 77 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, and Debbie has spoken openly about her grief following his death.
The BBC Radio Berkshire host made a heartfelt tribute on what would have been the couple’s 32nd wedding anniversary.
In view of her 32,000 followers, Debbie shared a photo of Paul in the midst of snapping a beautiful mountain during a romantic getaway.
Debbie captioned her tribute: “32 years ago today it was warm and sunny & I married this very special man. I miss him every day but always thankful I had him in my life.”
Her post was flooded with supportive messages from fans saying they were “thinking of her,” including some from her Strictly co-stars Charlotte Hawkins and Alexandra Burke.
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Fans flocked to comment on the post, as one person said: “Thinking of you today Debbie. I feel your pain but we have our memories.”
Another Twitter user penned: “Sending you lots of love Debbie.”
While a third person added: “Sending you hugs Debbie. Stay safe.”
The TV personality was married to magician Paul from 1988 to his death in 2016.
He had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour a year before his death.
Debbie has previously spoken of her grief after losing Paul and admitted it worsened when she stopped working.
“It didn’t come immediately after Strictly,” she recalls. “I did panto afterwards — God knows how I got through that, but I did. Then I went on tour with Strictly.
“Then around March — a difficult month because Paul died in March, his birthday is in March, our anniversary is in March — I got home, and I just stopped.”
She added: “I didn’t want to get out of bed. I couldn’t make a cup of tea. Part of it must have been sheer physical exhaustion, but there was more to it. I changed. My brain had changed.”
The poignant tribute comes as she also took the opportunity to speak on the death of comedian Eddie Large.
Debbie shared a heartfelt tribute to the legend as she reacted to the “sad news”.
The Strictly star penned: “Just heard the very sad news of another victim of the virus, the very talented and lovely man Eddie Large. Little and Large made me laugh so much. Their show was huge in the 80’s. My love goes out to his wife Patsy and family.”
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Comedian Eddie was one half of the double act Little and Large, alongside Syd Little.
His son Ryan confirmed the news of his death in a statement on Facebook today.
He told fans the star had died after contracting the coronavirus in hospital, where he was suffering from heart failure.
The comic had been in the hospital suffering from heart failure when he contracted COVID-19.
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