Anton du Beke

Being fit is the easiest part of being a dance professional. I used to just throw on a backpack full of rocks…

— Anton du Beke

Too many multi-vitamins are packaged as one size fits all, but you should be more specific about what you need. When I…

— Anton du Beke

Ballroom is two people dancing together to music, touching in perfect harmony.

— Anton du Beke

My only drive was to be the best dancer in the world, but I never won the world championship.

— Anton du Beke

With the media how it is these days, people expect to know everything. I don't talk about my girlfriend because essentially she…

— Anton du Beke

Sadly, it has often been said that my rear is better than my front, so thank you very much indeed.

— Anton du Beke

When I'm dancing with any woman, I immediately get rid of intimacy barriers. I just give her a big hug and crack…

— Anton du Beke

My perfect morning is spent drinking coffee, eating porridge and reading the paper at a local cafe.

— Anton du Beke

I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on;…

— Anton du Beke

I'm busier than ever and it's led to new opportunities. But I've never worried about being rich or famous - for me,…

— Anton du Beke

My goal is to be the best TV presenter, the best entertainer, the best singer. I still want to be the best…

— Anton du Beke

Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those…

— Anton du Beke

It's great that ballroom dancing is being recognised. For many years ballroom dancers were misunderstood and other dance forms didn't want anything…

— Anton du Beke

I've been playing golf as long as I've been dancing, since I was 13 or 14. I play off six. I like…

— Anton du Beke

My favourite dance is the Foxtrot. It's a proper dance with proper music. It has class.

— Anton du Beke

Since being involved in 'Strictly Come Dancing,' my life has changed completely. I can't walk down the street without women throwing themselves…

— Anton du Beke

If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.

— Anton du Beke

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…

— Anton du Beke

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.…

— Anton du Beke

I'm a bit of a traditionalist; the ballroom is all about tails and I never mess about with that. But for the…

— Anton du Beke