BGT dancer died of suicide after ‘child sexual offending’ arrest, coroner rules

Undated handout photo issued by Sophie’s Photography of Kerri-Anne Donaldson who reached the semi-final of the ITV show in 2014 as part of the dance group Kings and Queens, was found dead at her home in Farnborough, Hampshire, on June 7 2023. An inquest held at Winchester was told that the 38-year-old was arrested on June 4 and questioned at Basingstoke police station about a “sexual” offence which she denied. Issue date: Wednesday February 18, 2026. (Sophie’s Photography/PA) - (PA Media)

A coroner has ruled that a Britain’s Got Talent dancer died of suicide three days after she was arrested on suspicion of “child sex offending”.

Kerri-Anne Donaldson, who reached the semi-final of the ITV show in 2014 as part of the dance group Kings and Queens, was found dead at her home in Farnborough, Hampshire, on June 7 2023.