Anton du Beke

On Christmas Day 2019, Du Beke surprised Craig Revel Horwood as a guest in the Christmas Midnight Gameshow in Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show.

In October 2018, Du Beke released his debut novel 'One Enchanted Evening'.

In August 2018, Anton & Erin Boag announced a 3-month 2019 UK Tour "DANCE THOSE MAGICAL MUSICALS".

In September 2018, Anton & Erin Boag announced they were to appear at "Dancing With The Stars Weekends".

In November 2017, du Beke released his debut studio album, From the Top, on Polydor Records. It reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart.

Du Beke lives in Buckinghamshire with wife Hannah Summers. In November 2016 the couple announced they were expecting twins, due in spring 2017. On 30 March 2017, his son George and daughter Henrietta were born, announced with an Instagram post.

In series 8, he partnered Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe and made it through to week 10. For its ninth series, Nancy Dell'Olio was Anton's partner, the couple were eliminated in week 5. His partner for the tenth series was model and actress Jerry Hall. They were eliminated in week 3. His partner for series 11 was actress Fiona Fullerton. They were eliminated in week 8 in Blackpool. For the show's twelfth series, his partner was tennis coach Judy Murray. They were also eliminated on week 8 in Blackpool. For series 13, Du Beke was partnered with newscaster and presenter Katie Derham they made it to Du Beke's first final in all 13 series and were eliminated in fourth place. In series 14, Du Beke was partnered with actress, Lesley Joseph. They were eliminated in week 5. In series 15 in 2017, Du Beke was paired with television presenter Ruth Langsford. In 2018 Anton was partnered with Fashion Journalist Susannah Constantine. They finished last (the first time du Beke had ever done this) with an average of 12.00 (du Beke's lowest). For the 17th series, he was partnered with Emma Barton. In Week 9, du Beke received his first 10s in all 17 series for their American Smooth; the couple received a total of fifteen 10s during the series. They finished joint runners-up alongside Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden, but lost out to Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse.

During the week of 5 to 9 May 2014, Du Beke appeared on Channel 4 game show Draw It!.

Series 1 – with celebrity partner Lesley Garrett, Du Beke was placed 3rd.

Series 2 – with celebrity partner Esther Rantzen, Du Beke was placed 8th.

Series 3 – with celebrity partner Patsy Palmer; placed 5th

Series 4 – with celebrity partner Jan Ravens; placed 9th

Series 5 – with celebrity partner Kate Garraway; placed 8th

Series 6 – with celebrity partner Gillian Taylforth; placed 15th

Series 7 – with celebrity partner Laila Rouass; placed 4th

Series 8 – with celebrity partner Ann Widdecombe; placed 6th

Series 9 – with celebrity partner Nancy Dell'Olio; placed 11th

Series 10 – with celebrity partner Jerry Hall; placed 13th

Series 11 – with celebrity partner Fiona Fullerton; placed 9th

Series 12 – with celebrity partner Judy Murray; placed 9th

Series 13 – with celebrity partner Katie Derham; placed 4th

Series 14 – with celebrity partner Lesley Joseph; placed 11th

Series 15 – with celebrity partner Ruth Langsford; placed 9th

Series 16 – with celebrity partner Susannah Constantine; placed 15th

Series 17 – with celebrity partner Emma Barton

In 2009, he presented the UK version of Hole in the Wall, for the BBC, replacing Dale Winton after being a team captain in 2008.

Du Beke has also appeared on a number of Children in Need and Christmas Special's of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2008 he won the Children in Need 2008, special dancing an American Smooth with Tess Daly. He danced once again with Anne Widdecombe in the 2012 Children in Need special but lost out to Russell Grant and Flavia Cacace. He did however go on to win the Children in Need 2014 special where he and fellow dancer Natalie Lowe taught a group of children how to dance. Du Beke has also reprised his partnership with Lesley Garret for the 2004 Christmas special. He has also danced with Ronni Ancona, Su Pollard, Katy Brand and Denise Lewis in the respective 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016 Christmas specials. In 2015 Du Beke served as a judge on The People's Strictly, a one off version of the show where non-celebrities compete for the charity Comic Relief.

Du Beke has presented the BBC cookery show Step Up to the Plate. He served as a captain and from series 2 the host on the UK version of Hole in the Wall, which premiered on 20 September 2008 on BBC One. On 24 December 2009, he appeared in Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas, in a sketch called "Beyond The Marigolds", where he spoofed his Strictly Come Dancing role by being paired with fictional soap star "Bo Beaumont" (played by Julie Walters). Beaumont quit the show when unable to master Du Beke's warm up steps.

In March 2007 Du Beke was a contestant on the BBC Two series The Underdog Show and was paired with homeless dog Ginger, they were eliminated in week three of the competition.

Du Beke began dancing at 10, when he discovered his local dance school, the Holton School of Dancing in Sevenoaks, and took his first dancing exam in June 1978. The school was run by Beryl Holton together with her mother Velda and later with her husband Stephen Turner. He started competitive dancing a few years later. He had three partners during these formative years before the Holton School of Dancing closed in 1987 when Beryl and Stephen Turner moved with his banking career to Dorset. Du Beke left school at 16 to follow an amateur dancing career. At 17 he decided to specialise in ballroom. Whilst he danced during the evenings and at weekends he had a day job as a salesman in "The Bed Post" in Petts Wood, South London where he was known as Tony Beke. He dated television presenter Caroline Feraday from 2007 to 2008.

Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton du Beke, is a British ballroom and Latin dancer, singer, comedian, author and television presenter, best known as a professional dancer on the BBC One celebrity dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing, since the show began in 2004. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag. Du Beke is also an anchor on ITV This Morning with John Barrowman, Rochelle Humes or Ben Shephard.

Du Beke was born in Sevenoaks, Kent to a Hungarian father, Antal Xavier Beke (1939–2001), and a Spanish mother, Ascensión "Conchita" Lema. He has two younger siblings. He attended Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks.