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Chantel Bellew, a nonrecreational dancer who competed connected Britain’s Got Talent successful 2019 and made it to the show’s quarter-finals, has died. She was 34.
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Britain’s Got Talent fans are mourning the nonaccomplishment of a talented alum.
Chantel Bellew, a nonrecreational dancer who competed connected play 13 of the British contention amusement successful 2019, has died, her household confirmed connected a GoFundMe page. She was 34.
“It is with dense hearts that we stock the passing of our beloved Chantel,” a spokesperson for the household Daniel McErlean, shared connected the fundraising page. “Chantel was much than a daughter, wife, sister, niece, relative and friend. Chantel was a endowment 2nd to nary who was the beingness and psyche of each party.”
Indeed, portion Chantel did not beforehand precise acold connected Britain’s Got Talent—being eliminated successful the quarter-finals circular conscionable aft her audition—she made a memorable interaction connected the show’s hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, known arsenic duo Ant & Dec.
Chantel showed disconnected conscionable however impressed the presenters were with her audition show successful a post connected Instagram successful March 2019, wherever they gasped during her awesome on-stage speedy change. She added successful the caption, “Keep your oculus retired connected BGT.”
The audition was not televised, but Chantel proved her dancing chops off-camera, showing disconnected however she taught Strictly Come Dancing justice and skilled ballroom dancer Anton Du Beke a happening oregon 2 astir pat amid rehearsals.
As she wrote successful a May 14, 2019 Instagram post, “Great Day teaching Anton Du Beke immoderate Tap today.”
And the brace appeared to deed it off, with Anton jokingly adding successful the accompanying video of the post, “We’d beryllium delighted if you request a backstage lesson—much love.”
Beyond showcasing her dancing skills, she besides taught astatine studios crossed the U.K., and often highlighted students’ enactment she was peculiarly arrogant of connected her Instagram.
Chantel Bellew/Instagram
One video sees her starring a radical of young girls to a choreographed regular to “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” from the Lion King, Chantel gushed, “These small stars learning immoderate caller pat steps.”
In summation to her dancing talents, Chantel’s loved ones described her arsenic “a kind, loving, and passionate tone who brought joyousness and laughter to truthful many.”
While they did not stock Chantel’s origin of death, her family—which includes parents Jill Dawson and Paul Ballew—are presently raising wealth for a intelligence wellness enactment enactment and to guarantee they “give Chantel the showbiz farewell she deserves.”
As they enactment it successful their GoFundMe statement, “We privation to grant her beingness and the beauteous interaction she had connected everyone who knew her."
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