Anton du Beke Quotes
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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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As soon as I left school at 16, I worked in a factory making aircraft components.
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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.
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I'm happy to dance with anyone, to be honest. I've had some great partners, who have all been talented. But not all of them at dancing.
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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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My favourite dance is the Foxtrot. It's a proper dance with proper music. It has class.
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Bruce Forsyth is my hero, and the thought that I'd be in a TV show with him was incredible.
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If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.
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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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I don't get grumpy at a 'Strictly' level, you understand. We're just making a television show - the person I'm dancing with can't dance; they're doing their best, and we're not going to win the World Championships.
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Frank Sinatra was a great singer, but my favourite is Sammy Davis Jr. He had incredible versatility in his voice, often doing impressions of people. It's always going to be classic, and you'll never get bored listening.
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You can't talk about yourself in the third party - that makes you a lunatic!
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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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I was one of those people who just flitted about in life. I had no plans and no sense of direction.
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I want to do lots of exciting, varied, interesting things. That's what I want to do.
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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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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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Too many multi-vitamins are packaged as one size fits all, but you should be more specific about what you need. When I was competing as a dancer, I took zinc for healthy skin and immune system.
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My father is Hungarian and moved to Britain during the uprising, and my Spanish mum comes from Galicia; they moved here at the end of the Fifties.
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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've never worried about being rich or famous - for me, it's all about the dancing.
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Because we had no money when I was growing up, when I started dancing, I wasn't allowed to be frivolous - my mum made me go to every lesson because she was paying for it.
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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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When you dance together, there's a fabulous interaction. It's quite intimate. You're touching your partner, leading them. Learning how to behave in that person's proximity is a skill. I love it. I can't imagine tiring of it.