Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke opened up on the terrifying incident after he was attacked by his father on Boxing Day, leaving him hospitalised for three days
Anton Du Beke revealed he spent three days in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach and the leg by his father on Boxing Day while he was living at the family home in Kent. The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 58, said the revelations would shock to his friends and family when he first spoke out about the childhood incident.
Anton said he was sure his family and friends did not know about the attack because he never saw any gain from speaking about his ordeal, telling Garraway: “I’m a forward looker…I don’t like to look back, I like to look forward.” Anton said he told people he had “pulled a hamstring” when asked about his leg injury because he was embarrassed. The professional dancer told host Kate: “I can’t really believe I’m talking to you about this. I should’ve glossed over this. Even the thought of that being a thing sort of annoys me as well.”
At the time, the aspiring dancer changed his name “from Tony Beke, who grew up on a council estate” to “Anton Du Beke, The Show Man”. TV presenter Kate, who took over from Piers Morgan as the host of Life Stories, said she knew Du Beke is “larger than life” but is also a “very private” man after her time dancing with him on Strictly Come Dancing in 2007.
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