Anton Du Beke's wife hints at what Strictly star is really like in cryptic nine-word remark

Anton's wife hinted at what the Strictly star is really like(Image: Getty Images for Paramount Pictu)

Anton Du Beke's wife, Hannah Summers, gave a telling nine-word response when asked what her Strictly Come Dancing star husband is really like away from his career in the spotlight of national TV.

The Strictly judge , who celebrates his 59th birthday today, has been an ever-present on our screens ever since he first became part of the show's roster of professional dancers in 2004.

After spending 16 years vying for glory on the BBC show, he swapped the dance floor for the judges’ panel in 2020, where he has remained ever since.

Away from his time on Strictly, Anton found love back in 2011 when he first met Hannah Summers at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey.

Anton and Hannah first met in 2011(Image: Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Their chance encounter came about while he was enjoying a few rounds of golf — one of his favourite hobbies away from the dance floor.

Just a few years later, the pair tied the knot in a secret ceremony and became parents to their twins, George and Henrietta, on March 30, 2017.

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Anton was seemingly eager not to sound arrogant when asked, "What is your best personality trait?" He replied: “This isn’t a question for me, this is a question for someone else! I don’t know — probably should ask my wife. Can I call my wife?”

Hannah revealed that "everyone" always asks her what her husband is really like(Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

After answering the phone to her husband, she gave a somewhat cryptic response: “Everybody always asks me, ‘Is he really like that in real life?’” (Emphasis on that.) “Yes, he is… But it’s for you to decide what the ‘that’ is!”

Now happily married and raising their two young children at their Buckinghamshire home, Anton has spoken openly about the difficulties his wife went through to fall pregnant, due to her endometriosis.

In a heartfelt look back at their IVF journey during an episode of Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, Anton told the host: “Then we went through the process of IVF — well, crying out loud. You girls are extraordinary.”

Anton has previously spoken about how he and his wife had initially struggled to have children(Image: PA)

Explaining further, he added: “As much as I want to get involved, all I can do is hold your hand. It makes me emotional every time I talk about it. The injections, the stress, the anxiety. I have anxiety and stress, but it’s not my body.”

Away from his family life, Anton has also appeared on a variety of TV shows over the years, including Kate Garraway’s Life Stories, Countdown, The Weakest Link, and Would I Lie To You? He has also featured in a number of pantomimes in recent years.