Former tennis professional player and TV presenter Annabel Croft has joined this year's BBC Strictly Come Dancing - but what do we know about her life off-screen?
But who is the tennis player andHere’s everything you need to know about Annabel, including her career history, personal life and thoughts about signing up to this year’s show.
She began competing professionally as a tennis player in 1984 and was ranked No. 24 in the world, but later shocked the tennis world when she retired from the sport in 1988 at the age of 21.
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