Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Annabel Croft has revealed she has been left ‘traumatised’ by a ‘cruel psychopath nurse’ who ‘mocked’ her late husband on his deathbed.The former tennis player, 58, lost her partner Mel Coleman to cancer in May 2023, and together they share adult children, Charlie, Amber and Lilly.Speaking to The Times she recalled her beloved husband’s final days and one particular nurse, Annabel said: ‘She was so cruel. I think she was a psychopath, the glee and enjoyment she took in Mel’s demise’.’When [our son] Charlie asked if [Mel] had weeks or months to live, she said mockingly, “Hours!”‘.The Strictly star went on to say that despite her pleas, the nurse would speak very loudly, and when she declared they would not be ‘not resuscitating’ Mel, he overheard from his hopistal bed. Annabel Croft, 58, has revealed she has been left ‘traumatised’ by a ‘cruel psychopath nurse’ who ‘mocked’ her late husband on his deathbed The former tennis player lost her partner Mel Coleman to cancer in May 2023, and together share adult children, Charlie, Amber and Lilly (pictured together 2021) ‘It was evil beyond anything you could imagine. To this day I am traumatised by it’.She added that this year, she and her family are going abroad for Christmas as staying at home would be too ‘painful’.Mel died just eight weeks after he was diagnosed with the terminal illness.In the interview, Annabel said Mel was ‘always positive’ and was confident he could beat it.She also talked about Mel’s love for Strictly and particularly pro dancer Johannes Radebe, who Annabel went on to be paired with last year.They made it all way to the semi final and are still firm friends. The new interview comes just after Annabel revealed she sleeps with her late husband’s scarf every night and still dresses to impress him.Annabel said she regrets not paying him enough compliments when he was alive as he was always so admiring of her. She recalled her beloved husband’s final days and one particular nurse, Annabel said: ‘She was so cruel. I think she was a psychopath, the glee and enjoyment she took in Mel’s demise’ ‘When [our son] Charlie asked if [Mel] had weeks or months to live, she said mockingly, “Hours!”‘ (pictured 2013) Speaking on the Style DNA podcast, the Wimbledon presenter confessed: ‘I sleep with his scarf. I have his scarf that he was wearing for all the treatments and everything, and it sort of smells of him. ‘So I go to bed and sleep with his scarf by my pillow.’She joked that she ‘didn’t really like’ the scarf, adding: ‘It’s an awful scarf. But he absolutely loved it so I sleep with it in my bed.’ Annabel also confessed she will often consciously wear clothes that she knows he loved as Mel was ‘always incredibly complimentary’ about what she wore.’He always made me feel like the most important woman in the world,’ she continued.’He did make me feel like that. And, you know, I loved wearing clothes for him, actually, because he absolutely loved everything that I wore, always paid me compliments.’And I shall regret that I didn’t pay him enough compliments. I always said he was getting more handsome and ageing way better than me, and he was getting more handsome every day. Mel died just eight weeks after he was diagnosed with the terminal illness (pictured in 1988) Annabel took part in last years Strictly with her partner Johannes Radebe and documented how it helped her through her grief ‘He was somebody who aged well and became more handsome as he got older.’Annabel said he ‘really did love my fashion’, as she added: ‘I am conscious that I do wear things that I know that he would have loved.’So yeah, I’ll continue to do that.’The star confessed she recently wore a dress that she had bought days before he died.’I brought it back to the house and put it on to show him and I had visualised I would wear that dress with him.’And I’d always visualised, “oh, this is what I’m going to wear when we’re on holiday together.” And he really loved it.’Remembering the dress recently she explained: ‘Of course, I didn’t wear it until just recently and then it dawned on me that, “oh my god, that was the dress that I bought just before he died”.’
