Strictly Come Dancing: Anton Du Beke speaks out on retiring from BBC series
Anton Du Beke made it to the final of last year’s Strictly Come Dancing with Emma Barton and will be returning to the dance floor once more this year to try and lift the Glitterball Trophy. However, despite the BBC confirming he will return, some fans are certain it could be his last.
To address the speculation, Anton joined Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning to talk about his future on the show.
When asked by Phillip if there was any truth to the rumours, Anton exclaimed: “No! No! I’ve got twins, I’m never retiring, absolutely not”
Phillip continued: “You are yet to lift the trophy…”
“This year could be my year,” Anton replied.
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“Last year was the vintage year, best of all years, remarkable year. I got a ten. Strength from strength.”
Anton also opened up on how the show keeps him so busy throughout the year.
“One of the hardest things is stopping for any period of time and then getting back into it,” he explained.
“I don’t stop, I do the television show, we start in August until Christmas, I go out on tour with my own show, the guys do the arena show.
“And so you just keep going and when you’re not touring or doing a show, you’re preparing yourself physically.
“In a state of perpetual preparation or you do end up becoming injured.”
Meanwhile, Gorka Marquez, who also appeared on the show noted just because he is part of the professional line-up, it doesn’t mean he will get a celebrity partner.
Gorka didn’t pair up with anyone last year but instead got to spend more time with his baby daughter Mia.
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“Now we have to wait and see the line-up,” he said.
“It was nice to spend time home with Mia and see how hard everyone worked.”
Speaking of fatherhood, he commented: “Best of life, seeing her grow everyday.”
Last week on This Morning, Kevin Clifton revealed why it was time for him to move on from the series.
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He told hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford: “Well, I’ve always been thinking when would be the right time to leave and pave the way for younger dancers.
“I’ve done seven years and achieved everything I wanted to achieve. It was something I was thinking about.
“Something came along that has been my inspiration since I was 10 – Strictly Ballroom.
“I said one day they will put it on stage and I want to play the title character.”
He continued: “But I’ve just been offered the title role when it got out on September. I couldn’t turn it down.”
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10.30am.
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