'STRICTLY COME DANCING' FATHERS AND DADS-TO-BE THE SHOW'S DOTING PARENTS ON THEIR BELOVED CHILDREN
HELLO! UK|June 19, 2023
With Father’s Day fast approaching, members of Strictly Come Dancing’s dad club are no doubt looking forward to a fun weekend with their families.
TRACY SCHAVERIEN
'STRICTLY COME DANCING' FATHERS AND DADS-TO-BE THE SHOW'S DOTING PARENTS ON THEIR BELOVED CHILDREN

Now that several of the show’s professional dancers – both past and present – have become proud parents, they share more than just fancy footwork in common.

And having found their feet as fathers, they are perfectly placed to offer advice to the dads-to-be who are hot on their heels and expecting little “Glitterbabies” of their own.

Anton Du Beke, now a judge on the BBC1 show, is dad to six-year-old twins George and Henrietta. “They’re the most gorgeous children in the whole wide world,” he told HELLO! recently. “Lovely, kind, loving, well-behaved, lovely, clever, brilliant children.”

Fatherhood is all the more precious to Anton, 56, because the twins are the result of gruelling IVF treatment, necessary as a result of wife Hannah suffering from endometriosis.

“I am absolutely loving every single second of it,” he told us. “I would have 100 children if we were younger, wealthier and had a big enough house. I love it more than anything. We love being a family and we love being together. That is the most important thing.

“I spent a long time being single and I love the intimacy of being married to Hannah and being with her and the babies. We have no interest in doing things without them. We want our lives to be shared – that’s why we had them. I’ve lived half a life without the children. I don’t want to live the second half without them.”

PRECIOUS GIFT 

Denne historien er fra June 19, 2023-utgaven av HELLO! UK.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

Denne historien er fra June 19, 2023-utgaven av HELLO! UK.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA HELLO! UKSe alt
AS 'THE DIPLOMAT RETURNS KERI RUSSELL
HELLO! UK

AS 'THE DIPLOMAT RETURNS KERI RUSSELL

ON HAVING FUN WITH RUFUS SEWELL, MEETING THE U.S. AMBASSADOR AND BEING STRAPPED TO TOM CRUISE

time-read
3 mins  |
December 02, 2024
FROM HIS CHALLENGING CHILDHOOD TO HOLLYWOOD'S HOT LIST BARRY KEOGHAN
HELLO! UK

FROM HIS CHALLENGING CHILDHOOD TO HOLLYWOOD'S HOT LIST BARRY KEOGHAN

ON BEING DRAWN TO STRONG WOMEN AND ENJOYING LIFE WITH HIS LITTLE BOY

time-read
3 mins  |
December 02, 2024
AS 'THE SUBSTANCE' IS RELEASED MARGARET QUALLEY
HELLO! UK

AS 'THE SUBSTANCE' IS RELEASED MARGARET QUALLEY

ON MAKING THE LEAP FROM BALLET TO HOLLYWOOD

time-read
3 mins  |
December 02, 2024
BUSY MUM-TO-BE AND DUTIFUL DAUGHTER PRINCESS BEATRICE
HELLO! UK

BUSY MUM-TO-BE AND DUTIFUL DAUGHTER PRINCESS BEATRICE

TEAMS UP WITH SISTER PRINCESS EUGENIE TO SUPPORT THEIR FATHER IN HIS EXILE FROM ROYAL LIFE

time-read
4 mins  |
December 02, 2024
CHAMPIONING WOMEN'S HEALTH THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH
HELLO! UK

CHAMPIONING WOMEN'S HEALTH THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH

HONOURS 60 YEARS OF GROUNDBREAKING CHARITY

time-read
2 mins  |
December 02, 2024
AS ONE DIRECTION REUNITE TO BID FAREWELL TO FORMER BANDMATE LIAM PAYNE
HELLO! UK

AS ONE DIRECTION REUNITE TO BID FAREWELL TO FORMER BANDMATE LIAM PAYNE

HUGS AND TEARS AS MOURNING FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY GOODBYE

time-read
2 mins  |
December 02, 2024
CELEBRATING HER GAME-CHANGING NEW CONCEALER VICTORIA'S SECRETS
HELLO! UK

CELEBRATING HER GAME-CHANGING NEW CONCEALER VICTORIA'S SECRETS

THE DESIGNER SHARES HER TOP SKINCARE TIPS AND REVEALS WHICH PRODUCTS HARPER LOVES TO STEAL

time-read
3 mins  |
December 02, 2024
CHANNELLING MARY POPPINS TO CHAMPION LITERACY THE QUEEN
HELLO! UK

CHANNELLING MARY POPPINS TO CHAMPION LITERACY THE QUEEN

JOINS CELEBRITIES AND BEST-SELLING AUTHORS TO APPLAUD YOUNG WRITERS' 'ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT WORK'

time-read
2 mins  |
December 02, 2024
CONTINUING A FESTIVE TRADITION - WITH A TINY NEW TREAT TO DELIGHT VISITORS WINDSOR CASTLE AT CHRISTMAS
HELLO! UK

CONTINUING A FESTIVE TRADITION - WITH A TINY NEW TREAT TO DELIGHT VISITORS WINDSOR CASTLE AT CHRISTMAS

STAFF DECK THE HALLS - AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ROYAL DOLLS' HOUSE

time-read
2 mins  |
December 02, 2024
SNAPPING UP RECORD-BREAKING £60M MANSION IN MIAMI THE BECKHAMS
HELLO! UK

SNAPPING UP RECORD-BREAKING £60M MANSION IN MIAMI THE BECKHAMS

WE GO INSIDE THEIR BILLION-DOLLAR LIFESTYLE AS THE FAMILY PREPARE TO EXPAND THEIR BRAND

time-read
7 mins  |
December 02, 2024