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Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton Du Beke (Шаблон:IPAc-en), is a British ballroom and Latin dancer, author and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and a judge on the BBC One celebrity dancing show Strictly Come Dancing. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag.

In 2009 he presented the United Kingdom version of Hole in the Wall for the BBC, replacing Dale Winton, after being a team captain in 2008. In November 2017 he released his debut studio album, From the Top, on Polydor Records. It reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart.

Family and early life

Du Beke was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, to a Hungarian father, Antal Xavier Beke [1](1939–2001), and a Spanish mother, Ascensión "Conchita" Lema.[2] He has two younger siblings, brother Stephen and his sister Veronica.[3] He attended Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks.[4] Du Beke has discussed his father's problems with alcoholism and revealed that he was stabbed by his father in the leg and stomach during a Boxing Day altercation at their home in Kent.[5]

Du Beke began dancing at 14, when he discovered his local dance school, the Holton School of Dancing in Sevenoaks.[4] He had three partners during these formative years before the Holton School of Dancing closed in 1987. Du Beke left school at 16 to follow an amateur dancing career.[4] At 17, he decided to specialise in ballroom. While he danced during the evenings and at weekends, he had a day job as a salesman in "The Bed Post" in Petts Wood, South London.[4] He dated television presenter Caroline Feraday from 2007 to 2008.[3]

Du Beke lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife Hannah Summers. In November 2016 the couple announced they were expecting twins, due in spring 2017.[6] On 30 March 2017, his son George and daughter Henrietta were born, announced with an Instagram post.[7]

Career

Dance career

Du Beke's regular professional partner is Erin Boag. They met in 1997, and won the 1998 and 1999 New Zealand Championships. They turned professional in 2002, competing mainly in the United Kingdom. Their best result on the competition circuit was in November 2003 when they won the IDTA Classic in Brighton.[8]

Strictly Come Dancing

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Anton du Beke and dance partner Erin Boag in 2008

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance

Du Beke has appeared in every series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing since its inception. In the first series, he danced with singer Lesley Garrett and finished in third place. For the second series, he partnered presenter Esther Rantzen; they were eliminated in the third week. He danced with actress Patsy Palmer for the third series and finished in fifth place. In the fourth series, he danced with actress and impressionist Jan Ravens but was eliminated in week five of the competition. His partner for the fifth series was TV presenter Kate Garraway; the couple were voted out in week seven. His partner for the sixth series was actress Gillian Taylforth; the couple were voted out in week two. In series seven, he was partnered with Laila Rouass. Together, they made it to week twelve.

In series eight, he partnered Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe. Despite Widdecombe's poor dancing ability, they made it through to the quarter final. For its ninth series, Nancy Dell'Olio was Anton's partner, the couple were eliminated in week five. His partner for the tenth series was model and actress Jerry Hall. They were eliminated in week three. His partner for series eleven was actress Fiona Fullerton. They were eliminated in week eight in Blackpool. For the show's twelfth series, his partner was tennis coach Judy Murray. They were also eliminated in week eight in Blackpool. For series thirteen, Du Beke was partnered with newscaster and presenter Katie Derham they made it to Du Beke's first final in all thirteen series and were eliminated in fourth place.

In series fourteen, Du Beke was partnered with actress Lesley Joseph. They were eliminated in week five. In series fifteen in 2017, Du Beke was paired with television presenter Ruth Langsford. In 2018 Anton was partnered with Fashion Journalist Susannah Constantine. They finished last (the first time Du Beke had ever done this) with an average of 12.00 (Du Beke's lowest). For the 17th series, he was partnered with Emma Barton. In Week nine, Du Beke received his first 10s in all seventeen series for their American Smooth; the couple received a total of fifteen 10s during the series. They finished joint runners-up alongside Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden, but lost out to Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse. In 2020 Du Beke was partnered with former home secretary Jacqui Smith. They were eliminated in week two (first), Du Beke's second time finishing last.

Du Beke has also appeared in a number of Children in Need and Christmas Specials of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2008 he won the Children in Need 2008 special, dancing an American Smooth with Tess Daly. He danced once again with Anne Widdecombe in the 2012 Children in Need special but lost out to Russell Grant and Flavia Cacace. He did however go on to win the Children in Need 2014 special where he and fellow dancer Natalie Lowe taught a group of children how to dance. Du Beke has also reprised his partnerships with Lesley Garret and Ann Widdecombe for the 2004 and 2018 Christmas specials, respectively. He has also danced with Ronni Ancona, Su Pollard, Katy Brand and Denise Lewis in the respective 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016 Christmas specials. In 2015 Du Beke served as a judge on The People's Strictly, a one off version of the show where non-celebrities compete for the charity Comic Relief. In 2020, he reprised his role as a judge for weeks four and five to fill in for Motsi Mabuse who needed to quarantine after travelling to Germany. On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Du Beke would become a permanent judge on Strictly Come Dancing from series nineteen, starting in September 2021, replacing Bruno Tonioli.[9]

Laila Rouass comment

In 2009, Du Beke said that his dance partner Laila Rouass "looked like a paki" after she had arrived at rehearsal with a spray tan. Du Beke denied being racist and said that the comment was made "in jest".[10][11]

Other television appearances

Du Beke's first TV appearance was as a backing dancer in Madonna's video Material Girl.Шаблон:Citation needed

In March 2007 Du Beke was a contestant on the BBC Two series The Underdog Show and was paired with homeless dog Ginger. They were eliminated in week three of the competition.Шаблон:Citation needed

Du Beke has presented the BBC cookery show Step Up to the Plate. He served as a captain and from series 2 was the host on the UK version of Hole in the Wall, which premiered on 20 September 2008 on BBC One. On 24 December 2009, he appeared in Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas, in a sketch called "Beyond The Marigolds", where he spoofed his Strictly Come Dancing role by being paired with fictional soap star "Bo Beaumont" (played by Julie Walters). Beaumont quit the show when unable to master Du Beke's warm up steps.Шаблон:Citation needed

During the week of 5 to 9 May 2014, Du Beke appeared on Channel 4 game show Draw It!.[12]

On Christmas Day 2019, Du Beke surprised Craig Revel Horwood as a guest in the Christmas Midnight Gameshow in Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show.

On 27 October 2023, Du Beke guest presented Steph's Packed Lunch on Channel 4.[13]

Strictly Come Dancing performances

Series Partner Place Average
Score
1 Lesley Garrett 3rd 29.3
2 Esther Rantzen 8th 18.7
3 Patsy Palmer 5th 27.7
4 Jan Ravens 9th 22.8
5 Kate Garraway 8th 19.2
6 Gillian Taylforth 15th 22.0
7 Laila Rouass 4th 27.8
8 Ann Widdecombe 6th 16.2
9 Nancy Dell'Olio 11th 15.6
10 Jerry Hall 13th 18.0
11 Fiona Fullerton 9th 26.1
12 Judy Murray 19.4
13 Katie Derham 4th 28.4
14 Lesley Joseph 11th 26.2
15 Ruth Langsford 9th 20.0
16 Susannah Constantine 15th 12.0
17 Emma Barton 2nd 31.6
18 Jacqui Smith 12th 16.7

Series 1 – with celebrity partner Lesley Garrett, Du Beke was placed 3rd.

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
1 Waltz / "He Was Beautiful" 6 8 8 7 Шаблон:Green No elimination
2 Rumba / "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
3 Tango / "Sensation" 7 8 7 7 29 Safe
4 Paso Doble / "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" 7 7 8 8 30 Bottom two
5 Samba / "Mas que Nada" 7 6 7 7 27 Bottom two
6 Foxtrot / "I've Got You Under My Skin"
Cha-Cha-Cha / "Spinning Around"
8
6
8
6
9
7
9
7
Шаблон:Green
26
Bottom two
7 Quickstep / "That Old Black Magic"
Jive / "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
8
7
8
7
8
8
9
7
33
29
Third place

Series 2 – with celebrity partner Esther Rantzen, Du Beke was placed 8th.

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
1 Waltz / "Moon River" 5 6 6 7 24 Safe
2 Rumba / "The Look of Love" 2 4 5 5 16 Bottom two
3 Tango / "Tanguera" 2 4 5 5 16 Eliminated

Series 3 – with celebrity partner Patsy Palmer; placed 5th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
1 Waltz / "Fly Me to the Moon" 3 4 6 6 19 Safe
2 Rumba / "She" 6 6 7 7 26 Safe
3 Tango / "Una Musica Brutal" 8 8 9 9 Шаблон:Green Safe
4 Foxtrot / "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
5 Samba / "Go Back to My Roots" 6 6 7 7 26 Safe
6 Quickstep / "Lover Come Back to Me" 7 8 8 8 31 Bottom two
7 Cha-Cha-Cha / "A Little Less Conversation" 6 4 7 7 Шаблон:Red Bottom two
8 Jive / "Two Hearts"
American Smooth / "It Had to Be You"
6
7
6
8
7
8
8
8
27
31
Eliminated

Series 4 – with celebrity partner Jan Ravens; placed 9th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
2 Quickstep / "When You're Smiling" 6 6 6 6 24 Safe
3 Jive / "Do You Wanna Dance" 3 4 6 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Night and Day" 5 5 7 7 24 Bottom two
5 Viennese Waltz / "Iris" 5 6 7 7 25 Eliminated

Series 5 – with celebrity partner Kate Garraway; placed 8th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
2 Quickstep / "Love Machine" 2 4 5 4 Шаблон:Red Safe
3 Tango / "They" 4 5 5 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
4 Samba / "Dancing Queen" 3 3 6 4 Шаблон:Red Safe
5 Foxtrot / "I Could Write a Book" 5 7 7 7 26 Safe
6 Salsa / "Peanut Vendor" 3 4 6 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
7 Paso Doble / "Somebody Told Me" 4 5 7 5 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

Series 6 – with celebrity partner Gillian Taylforth; placed 15th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Phillips Goodman Tonioli
2 Foxtrot / "Razzle Dazzle" 4 5 7 6 22 Eliminated

Series 7 – with celebrity partner Laila Rouass; placed 4th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli
2 Tango / "El Choclo"
Cha-Cha-Cha / "Sway"
7
6
8
7
7
6
8
6
30
25
Safe
3 Quickstep / "Strike Up the Band" 8 8 7 7 30 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Just in Time" 8 9 9 8 Шаблон:Green Safe
5 Jive / "Modern Love" 5 7 5 5 22 Safe
6 Samba / "He's the Greatest Dancer" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
7 Viennese Waltz / "Once Around the Block" 8 9 8 8 33 Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Layla" 7 7 8 8 30 Safe
91 Rumba / "Rule the World" 3 7 6 6 Шаблон:Red Safe
10 Waltz / "Fascination" 6 8 7 8 29 Bottom two
11 Charleston / "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" 6 9 8 8 31 Safe
12 American Smooth / "My Kind of Girl"
Salsa / "Cogele el Gusto"
6, 62
5, 52
7
6
7
5
7
5
Шаблон:Red
Шаблон:Red
Eliminated

1 Rouass and Du Beke only performed half of their routine, due to an injury.
2 Scores from guest judge Darcey Bussell.

Series 8 – with celebrity partner Ann Widdecombe; placed 6th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli
1 Waltz / "My Cherie" 2 5 5 5 17 No elimination
2 Salsa / "Mambo Italiano" 1 4 4 3 Шаблон:Red Safe
3 Quickstep / "Puttin' On the Ritz" 3 5 5 5 18 Safe
4 Tango / "La cumparsita" 3 7 6 5 21 Safe
5 Paso Doble / "Wild Thing" 2 5 5 4 Шаблон:Red Safe
6 Charleston / "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" 2 6 5 4 Шаблон:Red Safe
7 Foxtrot / "You Make Me Feel So Young" 3 6 6 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
8 Samba / "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" 1 5 4 3 Шаблон:Red Safe
9 Rumba / "My Heart Will Go On" 1 5 5 3 Шаблон:Red Safe
10 American Smooth / "Hello Dolly" 2 5 4 3 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

Series 9 – with celebrity partner Nancy Dell'Olio; placed 11th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli
1 Waltz / "In Napoli" 1 4 3 4 Шаблон:Red No elimination
2 Salsa / "Papa Loves Mambo" 3 5 2 4 Шаблон:Red Safe
3 Tango / "Be Italian" 4 5 5 6 Шаблон:Red Bottom two
4 Paso Doble / "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" 3 5 5 5 Шаблон:Red Bottom two
5 Rumba / "Spooky" 2 5 3 4 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

Series 10 – with celebrity partner Jerry Hall; placed 13th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" 3 5 5 5 18 No elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Pennies from Heaven" 3 5 5 5 18 Safe
3 Quickstep / "Mrs. Robinson" 3 6 5 4 18 Eliminated

Series 11 – with celebrity partner Fiona Fullerton; placed 9th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli
1 Tango / "A View to a Kill" 5 6 7 6 24 No elimination
2 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Beggin'" 6 6 5 5 22 Safe
3 Waltz / "True Love" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
4 Rumba / "World of Our Own" 4 6 6 6 Шаблон:Red Safe
5 Quickstep / "If My Friends Could See Me Now" 7 7 8 8 30 Safe
6 Charleston / "Jeepers Creepers" 6 7 8 7 28 Safe
7 Paso Doble / "Song 2" 5 7 7 7 26 Safe
8 American Smooth / "Come Fly with Me" 6 7 8 8 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

Series 12 – with celebrity partner Judy Murray; placed 9th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli
1 Waltz / "Mull of Kintyre" 3 4 6 5 18 No elimination
2 Cha-Cha-Cha / "She's a Lady" 2 5 5 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
3 Quickstep / "Don't Rain on My Parade" 3 5, 53 5 5 23 Safe
4 Tango / "Jealousy" 4 6 6 6 22 Safe
5 Charleston / "Varsity Drag" 3 5 5 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
6 American Smooth / "Cruella de Vil" 3 6 6 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
7 Paso Doble / "I Fought the Law" 3 5 5 5 Шаблон:Red Safe
8 Viennese Waltz / "Let's Go Fly a Kite" 4 6 7 7 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

3 Score from guest judge Donny Osmond.

Series 13 – with celebrity partner Katie Derham; placed 4th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli
1 Jive / "Roll Over Beethoven" 6 6 7 7 26 No elimination
2 Tango / "Telephone" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
3 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Pretty Woman" 4 6 5 5 20 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz / "If I Can Dream" 8 9 8 8 Шаблон:Green Safe
5 Salsa / "It had better be tonight" 4 6 6 5 21 Safe
6 Paso Doble / "The Phantom of the Opera" 4 6 6 5 21 Safe
7 Quickstep / "42nd Street" 6 7 7 6 26 Safe
8 Rumba / "Never Never Never" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
9 American Smooth/"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
10 Argentine Tango/"Libertango"
Quickstep-athon / Sing, Sing, Sing
7
Awarded
8
5
8
Extra
9
Points
32
37
Safe
11 Foxtrot / "Maybe This Time" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
12 Charleston / "Too Darn Hot"
Waltz / "O mio babbino caro"
4
8
7
9
7
7
7
7
Шаблон:Red
Шаблон:Red
Bottom Two
13 Quickstep / "42nd Street"
Showdance / "O Fortuna"
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Шаблон:Red
Шаблон:Red
Fourth place

Series 14 – with celebrity partner Lesley Joseph; placed 11th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli
1 Waltz / "What'll I Do" 5 6 6 6 23 No elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" 6 7 7 6 26 Safe
3 Quickstep / "A Couple of Swells" 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
4 Charleston / "Won't You Charleston with Me" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
5 Tango/ "Whatever Lola Wants" 5 6 7 6 24 Eliminated

Series 15 – with celebrity partner Ruth Langsford; placed 9th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Waltz / "This Nearly Was Mine" 3 4 4 5 Шаблон:Red No elimination
2 Charleston / "The Charleston" 3 5 6 6 20 Safe
3 Rumba / "Diamonds Are Forever" 3 5 3 4 15 Safe
4 Tango / "Allegretto" 6 6 6 6 24 Safe
54 Samba / "Love Is in the Air" 5 5 6 - Шаблон:Red Safe
6 Quickstep / "Bewitched Theme" 4 6 6 6 22 Safe
7 Paso Doble / "The Shady Dame from Seville" 4 6 6 6 Шаблон:Red Safe
8 Foxtrot / "Mack The Knife" 4 5 4 5 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

4Tonioli was absent due to working on Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)

Series 16 – with celebrity partner Susannah Constantine; placed 15th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Samba / "Tico-Tico no Fubá" 1 4 3 4 Шаблон:Red No elimination
2 Foxtrot / "They Can't Take That Away From Me" 1 4 4 3 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

Series 17 – with celebrity partner Emma Barton; placed 2nd

In week 9, at Blackpool, dancing an American Smooth, Du Beke scored his first ever 10s. [14][15]

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Mabuse Ballas Tonioli
1 Jive / "Honey, Honey" 6 6 5 6 23 No elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Sunshine of Your Love" 6 6 6 6 24 Safe
3 Salsa / "Soul Bossa Nova" 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz / "Send In the Clowns" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
5 Paso Doble / "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" 5 7 7 75 26 Safe
6 Tango / "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" 5 7 8 8 28 Safe
7 Rumba / "Woman in Love" 5 6 5 6 Шаблон:Red Safe
8 Jazz / "Right Now" 8 9 8 8 33 Safe
9 American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance" 8 9 10 10 37 Safe
10 Quickstep / "Sparkling Diamonds" 6 8 7 8 29 Safe
11 Charleston / "Thoroughly Modern Millie" 9 10 10 10 39 Safe
12 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Hold My Hand"
Waltz / "Gymnopédie No. 1
7
8
8
9
8
9
8
10
31
36
Safe
13 Charleston / "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
Showdance / "Let Yourself Go"
Viennese Waltz / "Send In the Clowns"
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Шаблон:Red
Шаблон:Red
Шаблон:Red
Runner-up

5Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro

Series 18 – with celebrity partner Jacqui Smith; placed 12th

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Ballas Mabuse
1 Foxtrot / "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" 3 5 5 Шаблон:Red No elimination
2 Samba / "Help Yourself" 2 5 5 Шаблон:Red Eliminated

Discography

  • From the Top (2017)

Books

Du Beke has released a book called Anton's Dance Class which was serialised in the Mail on Sunday.[16] Du Beke also wrote an A–Z of ballroom dancing, B is for Ballroom.[17]

In October 2018, Du Beke released his debut novel One Enchanted Evening. Du Beke has now released five novels which have all been set around the Buckingham Hotel and characters Raymond and Nancy:

  • One Enchanted Evening (2018)
  • Moonlight over Mayfair (2019)
  • A Christmas to Remember (2020)
  • We'll Meet Again (November 2021)[18]
  • The Ballroom Blitz (2022)[19]
  • The Paris Affair (2023)[20]

Dance tours

In June 2023, Du Beke and Erin Boag announced they were to appear at "Dancing With The Stars Weekends" 2024.[21]

In June 2020, Du Beke and Erin Boag announced a 3-month 2021 UK Tour "SHOWTIME".[22]

In September 2020, Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice announced a 2021 UK Tour "HIM & ME".[23]

Philanthropy

Du Beke is an honorary patron of The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.[24]

References

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External links

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