Former 'Strictly Come Dancing' star dead at 44

Collins was far from the only one to express their grievance at the loss. Windsor’s 2012 Come Dancing partner, Lisa Riley, posted, “My Bestie, My Robin, My Angel… now our forever Angel, who is loved, will always be loved, forever in my heart… my very broken heart.”

​Former judge Bruno Tonioli also called the news “shocking” and called Windsor “professional” and “easy going” and Come Dancing’s longest-serving judge Craig Revel Harwood called him “one of the kindest, gentle, honest, funny and caring people I've had the pleasure of knowing and working with.”

The news came from a Facebook post from Windsor’s dance group, Burn The Floor, who highlighted his accolades in life and honored his remembrance in death.

Prior to his passing, Windsor was vocal about his various mental health issues over the years, and his final post on his Instagram is a dark picture of him captioned, “Hiding in the shadows.”

Scroll through for some more reactions and tributes to the late dancer.