Overview

• Shirley Ballas posted an Instagram tribute on Monday, calling Wentink a dear friend she considered like family.
• Ralf Lepehne confirmed Wentink’s death on October 4 in a social media statement.
• Lepehne said Wentink had been quietly confronting depression for years.
• Wentink was a British Open and World Latin champion and later a judge on Strictly Come Dancing South Africa.
• One outlet reported he died in Bangkok, a detail not corroborated across other reports.