Debbie McGee has paid tribute to her “amazing” late husband Paul Daniels on what would have been their 30th wedding anniversary.
The Strictly Come Dancing contestant shared a picture from her wedding day with magician Paul on Twitter, and wrote: “30 years ago today I married this amazing man.
“Still miss him every day.”
30 years ago today I married this amazing man. Still miss him every day ❤ pic.twitter.com/ImRYRY5c0i
— Debbie McGee (@thedebbiemcgee) April 2, 2018
The couple had been married for 28 years – and together for 10 years before that – when Paul died of a brain tumour at the age of 77 in March 2016.
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Fans were quick to rally around Debbie, sending her love and support.
One wrote: “Sending big hugs. He’ll be looking down on you so proud of what you have accomplished.”
Another said: “Aw, it’s so obvious still, how much you loved him xx Memories never die xx.”
A third added: “Happy times which you will never forget. You were very blessed to have each other.”
Debbie rose to fame as Paul’s assistant before they married in April 1988.
The 59-year-old TV and radio star turned heads during the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing, reaching the final with professional partner Giovanni Pernice.
Debbie recently said that Paul – a contestant himself in the 2010 series – would have been “proud” of her stint on the programme.
“If Paul could see me now, he would be so proud and happy for me,” she told Hello! magazine.
Debbie previously said that appearing on the show gave her back her “sparkle” following her husband’s death.
She told The Sun: “I was still very upset and feeling much weaker as a person. Strictly came at the right time when I was getting back to being Debbie.
“When Paul died I completely lost my sparkle. Strictly has given me my strength and the feeling of happiness back.”
Debbie said on Loose Women last year the programme had allowed people to get to know her better and see her as more than just Paul’s assistant.
“It was really nice for me to show everybody there is a bit more to me than that,” she said.
“When I married Paul I had a good career in the business and I’d seen a lot of showbiz marriages split up and go awry, I always put him first and have no regrets. I had over 30 amazing years with Paul and I thought if I pushed my career we wouldn’t see each other.”
“He would have absolutely loved [watching me on Strictly],” she added.
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“If I did well, he was always happy for me, so he would be looking down on me every week.”
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