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Anton du Beke's life off screen - from rarely-seen wife to becoming dad at 50


Anton Du Beke joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer before landing a spot on the judging panel - but away from the TV lives in Buckinghamshire with his family

For many years he took part in a variety of dancing competitions and worked as an interior designer, furniture salesman, baker, financial advisor, painter and decorator to fund his passion. The cool, calm and collected judge we all know now said back then he was anything but, sharing that he used to be obsessed with winning and was even a bit of a nightmare for his dance partner, Erin Boag. He swapped the dancefloor for the judging panel permanently in 2022 (Image: BBC) Away from filming Strictly, Anton lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife Hannah Summers, a marketing executive, and their two children.

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