The sweet tribute came after Annabel Croft<\/a> took to the dance floor with professional partner Johannes Radebe with a\u00a0Tango to Need U Tonight by INXS.<\/p>\n When host Tess Daly asked the judges for their feedback after the performance, Du Beke remarked: \u201cIt was like watching Strictly Come Dancing back in the day.<\/p>\n \u201cI tell you who would love this, dear old Len would love this because you took hold at the beginning. And you started to do a Tango in hold and you came out of hold when the music stopped playing. Absolutely brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n Du Beke\u2019s comments were quickly met by a round of applause from fellow judge Shirley Ballas and the rest of the audience. \u201cIt was just a joyous Tango that was done very, very nicely,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Goodman<\/a> served as a much-loved judge on the programme for 12 years and passed away from bone cancer in April 2023.<\/p>\n Even notoriously harsh judge Craig Revel Horwood backed up Du Beke\u2019s comments, saying that Annabel had \u201cmaintained your frame throughout\u201d, which is \u201chugely important\u201d.<\/p> Reflecting on her dance when back upstairs with Claudia Winkleman, Croft remarked that the Tango was \u201cabsolutely amazing\u201d and something she\u2019d always wanted to do.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s passionate, it\u2019s dramatic, it was just great fun out there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n When Winkleman asked professional Radebe how proud he was of the former tennis player, he said: \u201cI\u2019m extremely proud, Claudia. Where you see where we came on from Monday to Saturday, I am screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n The pair scored a total of 29 on the Strictly leaderboard<\/a>, with Annabel and Johannes being one of 10 couples taking to the dance floor for the show\u2019s special Halloween episode.<\/p>\n Earlier in the night, the episode was opened by Winkleman sending out a message to former contestant Amanda Abbington<\/a>.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cNow earlier this week, Amanda Abbington withdrew from the competition. Amanda, we are sending you all our love.\u201d<\/p>\n The episode is the first in light of Abbington\u2019s official exit from the show, with the Sherlock actress previously missing a week. Now, she has exited the competition, citing \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d.<\/p> ![\"Anton](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Anton-Du-Beke-Strictly-Come-Dancing-7b67084.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Anton-Du-Beke-Strictly-Come-Dancing\\"\/")
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