16 Facts About Annabel Croft

Annabel Nicola Croft was born on 12 July 1966 and is a British former professional tennis player and current radio and television presenter.

In 2023 Croft was a contestant in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and finished fourth.

Annabel Croft married her mother, Susan Templer of Higham, Kent, in June 1963.

Annabel Croft's father worked for Richard Ellis, which is CBRE Group.

Annabel Croft played for Great Britain in the Fed Cup in 1985 and 1986, and in the Wightman Cup from 1983 to 1986.

Annabel Croft continued to play through February 1988, but failed to reach another final.

Immediately after her retirement, Annabel Croft became the new face of Channel 4's prime time show Treasure Hunt, following Anneka Rice's successful run.

Annabel Croft has been involved in coverage of Wimbledon Tennis Championship for the BBC, Radio 5 Live and GMTV, and has worked for Sky Sports, and Eurosport as a tennis pundit.

Annabel Croft has appeared on UK lifestyle TV shows such as The Wright Stuff, The Entertainment Show, GMTV, Out and About and This Morning.

In June 2009, Annabel Croft was one of five volunteers who took part in a BBC series of two programmes Famous, Rich and Homeless about living penniless on the streets of London.

Annabel Croft was a presenter for Sky Sports, including the 2012 US Open.

In October 2012, Annabel Croft launched a company called DiaryDoll with TV presenter Carol Smillie, retailing waterproof pants for periods, post-maternity and pelvic-floor weakness, with an aim to be pretty, feminine, breathable and wash-proof whilst reducing stigma of the topic of women's pelvic health.

Between September and December 2023, Annabel Croft was a contestant in the twenty-first series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Johannes Radebe.

Annabel Croft was married to Mel Coleman, a former international America's Cup and Admiral's Cup yachtsman.

Annabel Croft met her husband when he taught her to sail in 1987 for a TV programme.

Annabel Croft has been active in raising awareness of child obesity, and is a supporter of the children's cancer charity Young Lives vs Cancer.