In an event that has left frizzy-haired therapists nationwide sobbing into their Kleenex, Strictly star Annabel Croft's onion-chopping halftime performance triggered a flood of tears from even the most stoic of Britons gathered around their televisions this past Saturday night. Showing a sense of rhythm belied only by her previous career as a professional tennis player, Croft, 57, performed a poignant lyrical dance tribute to her late husband, Mel, and somehow seamlessly incorporated the art of onion cutting into her routine. "As one career door closes, another kitchen window opens," croaked an emotional Annabel, clutching her partner Johannes Radebe, 36, a man known to most viewers for his prowess in Latin dance routines and his ability to peel an onion in record time. The pair danced their tribute to Mel Croft, who sadly passed away earlier this year at the tender age of 60 from stage three cancer, leaving Annabel and their three children, Charlie, Amber, and Lilly grief-stricken. "The onion dance routine might have seemed like an odd choice, but it's a nod to the countless lasagnas Mel made to distract us from his illness," revealed an emotional Croft, blinking back tears further aggravated by onion fumes. "He had a real talent for chopping onions without shedding a single tear. He'd say it was his trick to crying in private." Mel Croft's diagnosis came only a few short weeks before his untimely passing, causing Britain to rethink whose onions they've been chopping and why they've been crying so much lately. Unconfirmed reports suggest that sales figures for onions, and tissue paper, have seen an unexpected spike following Strictly's deeply moving episode. Groceries continued to sell out of onions while Kleenex stocks saw a rollercoaster-esque rise, attributed directly to Saturday night's viewers' incessant blubbing. One fan tweeted, "There's something in my eye, and it's not an onion. #StrictlyTearfulTribute." Another lasting legacy of Mel Croft? Only time, and perhaps season ratings, will tell.