Anton du Beke Quotes
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As soon as I started dancing at 14, I knew I was always going to be a professional dancer.
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I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on; then before you know it, it is 11 A.M. and you haven't done anything.
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I know what I'm good at, and if I'm asked to do something I'm not - like hip-hop dancing - I get self-conscious.
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I'm going for Britain's Best Dressed Man award, but strangely, I'm never on the list.
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I've become a produce snob. I like to eat food that's in season.
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I wish I'd become a professional dancer sooner. I did other jobs - like baking - while dancing part-time, and didn't commit until I was 29.
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I do watch what I eat, but I don't make it myself. When I eat out, I just have to make sure the things I buy are good and healthy.
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I work out in the gym three times a week on top of my dancing, so I have to eat a lot to keep my weight and energy up: a big breakfast, and little and often throughout the day.
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My perfect morning is spent drinking coffee, eating porridge and reading the paper at a local cafe.
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Having been part of this wonderful show ever since series one, I know all too well what it's like to perform to the nation on the famous 'Strictly Come Dancing' dancefloor.
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I've been playing golf as long as I've been dancing, since I was 13 or 14.
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The Fred Astaire movies made a huge impression on me.
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Give up smoking. Don't get so fat. So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.
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I always enjoy the process, meeting somebody new and spending time with them and becoming friends with them. That has always been the joy of 'Strictly' for me, so I enjoy every year.
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It may sound cliched, but 'Strictly' is a real journey. I try to encourage my partner to stay in as long as they can, but above all to enjoy it.
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I'm a bit of a traditionalist; the ballroom is all about tails and I never mess about with that. But for the Latin you can have a bit fun: tight trousers, gold shirt open to my waist, be a bit ridiculous.
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I enjoy watching talented cooks bringing together ingredients into a fabulous dish.
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I get really very upset when I'm voted out, and I feel very disappointed.
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My favourite dance is the Foxtrot. It's a proper dance with proper music. It has class.
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Being fit is the easiest part of being a dance professional. I used to just throw on a backpack full of rocks and run up a hill. You don't even have to go to a gym.
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I just get grumpy with bad behaviour.
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Wherever I can get a fast track, I'll try to because I can't stand the airport experience. If you can afford priority boarding, then do it. Nobody wants an unpleasant experience before it starts.
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I look better with a tan, but I've never gone the fake route. I don't need to - I have good foreign genes: half Spanish, half Hungarian.
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I went professional with my partner, Erin Boag, 11 years ago, and we had success competing round the world, but appearing on 'Strictly' has changed my life.