Anton du Beke Quotes
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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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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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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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Bruce Forsyth is my hero, and the thought that I'd be in a TV show with him was incredible.
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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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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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I don't mind how good or bad my partner is, as long as we have a lovely time.
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Mum was always hard-working. She came over from Spain and bought her own council house.
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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 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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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 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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I worked as an interior designer. I worked as a furniture salesman. I worked as a financial adviser. I worked as a painter and decorator - that wasn't for very long. I was a baker for about four-and-a-half years.
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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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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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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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My old dance teacher, Jimmy Wilde, a former European ballroom dancing champion, was so sophisticated.
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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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If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.
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You can't talk about yourself in the third party - that makes you a lunatic!
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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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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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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.