Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley spoke emotionally on Free Girls about dropping her shut good friend, former Strictly Come Dancing skilled Robin Windsor, who died in February 2024
Lisa Riley has spoken for the primary time because the inquest into Robin Windsor’s demise (Picture: ITV)
Lisa Riley has damaged her silence following the inquest into Robin Windsor’s demise.
The previous Strictly Come Dancing skilled dancer, who featured on the programme between 2010 and 2023, was 44 when he was found deceased in a lodge room in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, in February 2024.
Lisa and Robin developed a robust friendship after partnering collectively within the 2012 collection of the favored BBC competitors present, with the Emmerdale actress calling the dancer her “rock” and “finest good friend” throughout a difficult interval in her life.
An inquest revealed that Windsor battled with psychological well being issues, monetary difficulties, and “imposter syndrome” following his departure from Strictly.
Since his passing, Lisa has utilised her profile to champion psychological well being organisations, together with taking over an ambassadorial position for SANE, to “hold his sparkle alive”.
Discussing Robin’s demise throughout Tuesday’s (February 13) episode of ITV’s Free Girls alongside Kaye Adams, Coleen Nolan and Janet Road-Porter, she mentioned: “He’s my one in one million good friend and in assembly him I simply knew he was, like my firework and my male me.
“It has been actually onerous since he handed and it has been two years. Final Thursday was the anniversary, two years have passed by and also you suppose to your self ‘how may I’ve misplaced such a beautiful individual in my life?’ and ‘why was his life taken so, so quickly?’ He was too younger to die.”
Lisa spoke to the panel about her shut bond with Robin (Picture: ITV)
Lisa shared: “I at all times had belief points however with him he was there for me, if it was 10 previous three within the morning and vice versa, I’d know that he would decide that cellphone up.
“It was a friendship like no different and I mentioned at his funeral ‘Why would he not need to be right here anymore?’ And with suicide, it is so onerous since you do not perceive why they’ll take their life.”
When questioned if she nonetheless communicates together with her late good friend, Lisa responded: “Yeah. I really like bling and sparkle and he embraced that in me.
Lisa was partnered with Robin on Strictly in 2012 (Picture: PA)
“He allowed me to have that sparkle in that disco, which was him, and he leaves that legacy, you already know? And, yeah, I’ll at all times have him.
“I mentioned that earlier than that he can be my backpacking life. He is with me, and I need to hold that going without end. And if which means serving to folks with psychological well being points, then I need to do this.”
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For emotional assist, you possibly can name the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, e mail jo@samaritans.org, go to a Samaritans department in individual or go to the Samaritans web site
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