Britain’s Got Talent fans are mourning the loss of a gifted alum.
Chantel Bellew, a professional dancer who competed on season 13 of the British competition show in 2019, has died, her family confirmed on a GoFundMe page. She was 34.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Chantel,” a spokesperson for the family Daniel McErlean, shared on the fundraising page. “Chantel was more than a daughter, wife, sister, niece, cousin and friend. Chantel was a talent second to none who was the life and soul of every party.”
Indeed, while Chantel did not advance very far on Britain’s Got Talent—being eliminated in the quarter-finals round just after her audition—she made a memorable impact on the show’s hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, known as duo Ant & Dec.
Chantel showed off just how impressed the presenters were with her audition performance in a post on Instagram in March 2019, where they gasped during her impressive on-stage quick change. She added in the caption, “Keep your eye out on BGT.”