Anton du Beke Quotes
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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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When I'm dancing with any woman, I immediately get rid of intimacy barriers. I just give her a big hug and crack on.
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The worst question is, 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' I don't know. Variety is the spice of life. That's the best way to describe it.
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I just get grumpy with bad behaviour.
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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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Ballroom is two people dancing together to music, touching in perfect harmony.
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As soon as I left school at 16, I worked in a factory making aircraft components.
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Mum was always hard-working. She came over from Spain and bought her own council house.
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I hated most music in the 1970s, especially disco, but Bowie was edgier.
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The Ritz in London has an old-fashioned charm, with waiters wearing tails and white gloves. The dining room is exquisite, with immaculate service and ornate details.
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'Strictly' is a bit like scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final or sinking the final putt in the Ryder Cup - only a few people get the opportunity to do it, and they have got to be famous.
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If I avoid anything, it's that I don't really go to places that are like a little corner of England. I also never mind going to a dance show because I love it all so much.
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The thing about me is that I love variety. I like to try new things, and I don't want to be pinned back.
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I don't mind how good or bad my partner is, as long as we have a lovely time.
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I got sent some cheese once. I'm not sure if that was saying something about my act, or just because I like cheese.
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I don't like the Samba; it's nonsense. With a lot of these Latin dances I can't really understand what they're all about. I like the Rumba and the Paso Doble but the others I could take or leave.
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Because we had no other relatives living in the U.K., me, my parents and my siblings continuously journeyed abroad to bond with our extended family.
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My only drive was to be the best dancer in the world, but I never won the world championship.
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You can't talk about yourself in the third party - that makes you a lunatic!
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As I grew up, I wasn't a great buyer of albums, but I really liked 'The Jam.' I like good musicians and loved the energy of their songs.
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I've been playing golf as long as I've been dancing, since I was 13 or 14. I play off six. I like to get out on a golf course as often as I can.
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A dancer's career is short - you just keep going until your legs pack up.
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My old dance teacher, Jimmy Wilde, a former European ballroom dancing champion, was so sophisticated.
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At places like Chelsea, often the garden displays are so big and grand that you'd never be able to have them at home.