The 27-year-old was a dancer with the troupe that won Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, and had recently emigratedThe dance troupe Diversity has paid tribute to former member Rob Anker, after he died in a car crash at the age of 27. The British dancer was killed on Thursday morning in Canada, where he had moved to live with his fiancee Cyndi. Anker was a member of the group that first became famous in 2009 after winning ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, beating Scottish singer Susan Boyle to the £100,000 first prize. Diversity, whose members include Ashley Banjo and Perri Kiely, tweeted on Saturday morning:Diversity (@Diversity_Tweet) A former member of our group has tragically passed away. Choreographer Dean Lee tweeted:D E A N L E E (@DeanAnthLee) Rob Anker.

Source: The Guardian July 29, 2017 13:25 UTC