Inside funeral plans for Strictly star Robin Windsor including rainbow theme and ‘colourful celebration’ of his life
Robin's co-star suggested a potential reason for his passing
THE funeral arrangements for Strictly’s Robin Windsor have been revealed, featuring a rainbow theme and a ‘colourful celebration’ of his life.
The star, aged 44, was found dead in a hotel in London last month.
The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday, with guests requested to bring a rainbow umbrella.
have been informed that Robin’s friends and family will be heading to Ipswich for a funeral that’ll be filled with colour and performances.
Expected attendees include celebrities like Susanna Reid, Kristina Rhianoff and Lisa Riley, along with his final professional dancer, Gordana Grandosek.
In the weeks before his death, he had been working on a once in a lifetime cruise that was sailing around Africa with Gordana.
He visited Madagascar, Mozambique, and South Africa while he was dancing for the guests.
A friend of the star said: “Robin was so loved. The outpouring of grief following the tragic news of his death just showed just how much he meant to everyone in his life.
“He was always such a larger than life character, fun to be around but always so open and honest about everything he was going through.
“His greatest love was dancing so when they started planning his funeral everyone agreed that there had to be a performance that would be a beautiful tribute to everything he achieved in his career.
“It’s going to be a very emotional day but everyone just wants to do Robin proud.”
Details on how Robin passed away have not yet been revealed but the star struggled with his mental health.
Strictly’s Kristina hinted that he might have died by suicide after sharing a Facebook post that read: “There are no words to express the pain.
“Robin wasn’t just my dance partner, he was a friend and together we shared endless experiences from our career highlights to hitting rock bottom of rejection.
“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 suicide.
“I’m sure it was devastating for anyone who loves Robin to hear that, but those thoughts were in his head for many years… Too much pain, too much disappointment, too much neglect.”
