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" Being fit is the easiest part of being a dance professional. I used to just throw on a backpack full of rocks and run up a hill. You don't even have to go to a gym. "

Anton du Beke

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" I get really very upset when I'm voted out, and I feel very disappointed. "

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Anton du Beke

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" 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 nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill. "

" I know what I'm good at, and if I'm asked to do something I'm not - like hip-hop dancing - I get self-conscious. "

Anton du Beke

Hip-Hop

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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. "

Anton du Beke

Play

Long

" My goal is to be the best TV presenter, the best entertainer, the best singer. I still want to be the best dancer. I want to be the best at everything I do. "

Anton du Beke

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Singer

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

" Life's supposed to be an adventure, a surprise! "

" I'm a bit of a traditionalist; the ballroom is all about tails and I never mess about with that. But for the Latin you can have a bit fun: tight trousers, gold shirt open to my waist, be a bit ridiculous. "

" I've never worried about being rich or famous - for me, it's all about the dancing. "

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Being

" 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. "

" I always enjoy the process, meeting somebody new and spending time with them and becoming friends with them. That has always been the joy of 'Strictly' for me, so I enjoy every year. "

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

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

" I just like to sit and admire my garden; it's so well kept by my gardener and my girlfriend. "

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

" The world would be a better place if everyone learned to dance. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" As soon as I left school at 16, I worked in a factory making aircraft components. "