Strictly Come Dancing star and comedian Jayde Adams had the audience, judges and entire nation in tears on Saturday night after she danced a beautiful American smooth to Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler with her dance partner Karen Hauer. Speaking of the dance ahead of the performance, Jayde explained why this dance and the song to which they performed it was so close to her heart.
"Wind Beneath My Wings was made famous by Bette Midler who was mine and my sister, Jenna's, favourite musician when we were growing up," she said. "We used to have CDs of Bette all over the house and we 'd make up dances to Bette in our parents' living room. One of Bette's songs, Wind Beneath My Wings, the lyrics to that song really resonate. She was two years older than me and she died 11 years ago."
Jayde's older sister Jenna passed away after doctors discovered a tumour in her brain after she suffered a seizure. Jayde said: "I didn't just lose a sister, I lost a best friend, I lost my dance partner. Her telling me to make everyone laugh was my calling."
