How old is Darcey Bussell, who is her husband and when was she a ballerina?
The dancing whizz, who's married to hedge fund manager Angus Forbes, was made a principal ballet dancer at the Royal Ballet when she was just 20
DARCEY Russell spent six years judging the dancing skills of UK's biggest celebrities on Strictly Come Dancing.
But with her departure from the BBC show, we take a look at Darcey's life, who she's married to and at what age she became a professional ballerina. Find out below...
Who is Darcey Bussell and how tall is she?
Darcey Bussell is a retired English ballerina.
She's widely considered to be one of the best British ballerinas of all time, starring in lead roles with the Royal Ballet for the whole of her career.
Darcy stands tall at 5' 7" - making her slightly taller than the average woman.
She may have retired from ballet, but she has kept herself busy with numerous TV appearances, modelling gigs, and book releases.
She had her first acting role in 1994 in Yo Picasso and then starred in the Vicar of Dibley in 1998 playing a fundraiser.
In 2011, she worked on a BBC Two documentary called Darcey dances Hollywood, where she recreated some of Hollywood’s most famous dance routines from the likes of Gene Kelly.
When did Darcey Bussell join Strictly Come Dancing? Why did she quit?
Darcey joined the glitzy world of Strictly back in 2009 working as a fifth judge in the final stages of the competition.
She even debuted her own dancing talents on the show, performing a jive with professional dancer Ian White in the semi-final.
She made her return in 2012, replacing judge Alesha Dixon, and has been on the critiquing panel ever since.
On April 10, 2019, Darcy revealed she had quit the show.
The dancer reassured fans that she was leaving to "give more focus to my many other commitments in dance" and not "because of any upset or disagreement at all."
Who's Darcey Bussell's husband?
Darcey is married to Australian businessman Angus Forbes. He's the co founder of a privately owned global funds management organisation based in Sydney.
Darcey and Angus married in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, in 1997.
After tying the knot, the couple lived in Kensington, where their two daughters were born in 2001 and 2004.
In 2008 the family moved to Sydney, Australia and returned to London in July 2012.