Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke, who has spent 20 years on the hit BBC show, first as a dancer and now as a judge, has been with wife Hannah since 2012
Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke had a disagreement with his wife Hannah Summers over the “most hideous thing in the world”. Anton met Hannah at a golf club event in 2012.
The dancer has previously revealed she thought he was “weird” at the time, admitting he made a “terrible” first impression. But Anton managed to win over Hannah, asking to buy her a drink, and their relationship grew from there.
The couple are now parents to twins George and Henrietta. Anton, who joined Strictly in 2004, however admits the couple disagree with how they like to spend their holidays.
Speaking on the My Time Capsule podcast, Anton explained: “My wife loves a Winnebago, she loves a campervan, she has these idyllic images of going somewhere in a motorhome on holiday, driving. I think it’s the most hideous thing in the world, I say, ‘Why don’t we just go stay in a hotel?’
“You have to pee in the back of a bus. Just go and stay in a hotel. Off we go, let’s just see where we pitch up, probably stuck down a country lane because we can’t turn the bloody thing around.
He added: “I think we would have to go somewhere with big roads, probably end up going to America or something, probably just driving somewhere. I’d love to go up and down the UK but the roads are too small, you’d end up going up and down the M6.”
Anton however went to admit he is happy with his family, describing them as “something I can’t live without”. Anton, 58, joined Strictly as a professional in 2004 alongside dance partner Erin Boag.
The pair were ranked 14th in the world at ballroom dancing at the time. They joined believing the show would run for a series and they would return to competing.
After two series of the show, they retired from competitive dance to focus on Strictly. Erin eventually left in 2012, while Anton remained on the show as a professional, joining the judging panel in 2021.
He joined Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas on the panel. At the time of the announcement, he told the BBC : “My loves I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be stepping into Bruno's brogues for the next series of Strictly.
"It's a dream come true to be judging alongside the best of the best and I promise to be kinder to all the couples than any of them have ever been to me."
At the time, Bruno called Anton “Mr Strictly” and said he was “excited” to see what his replacement would do. He said: “Whilst I am gutted to not be on the show this year, there is one person and one person only that could take my place - it's just a shame they weren't available...haha! Darlings I'm kidding, I'm kidding!
"Seriously though, I have to tell you, Anton is Mr Strictly and if anybody is filling in for me, it has to be him. I honestly wouldn't have it any other way and I am so excited to see him waggle his paddle."
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