Anton Du Beke: Strictly professional addresses tearful Loose Women interview about wife
ANTON DU BEKE - a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing - has addressed his tearful Loose Women interview on Twitter last night, after he opened up about his fertility struggles with wife Hannah Summers on the ITV show.
Loose Women: Anton Du Beke becomes tearful discussing kids
Professional dancer Anton Du Beke, 53, made an emotional appearance on ITV panel show Loose Women yesterday and addressed his candid chat shortly after the show aired.
The Strictly Come Dancing fan favourite tearfully spoke about his fertility struggle with wife Hannah Summers, who suffers from endometriosis.
The couple are now the proud parents to two-year-old twins Henrietta and George thanks to IVF treatment.
Taking to social media last night, the Strictly star shared a post from the officially Loose Women Twitter account with his own 248,700 followers.
The original Tweet read: “We all need a tissue after @TheAntonDuBeke's wonderfully honest chat with the #LooseWomen.”
Retweeting the post, he added: “Very kind of the lovely @LooseWomen to invite me on to share personal experiences in #FertilityWeek - particularly about #Endometriosis and #IVF.”
During the show, Anton got emotional when speaking to the panel about his wife of two years and the problems they faced when they struggled to conceive.
The ballroom dancer praised Hannah as he opened up to Ruth Langsford, Judi Love, Nadia Sawalha and Brenda Edwards.
He said it was tough to watch his wife go through the process of IVF but he felt that ultimately it had brought them closer together.
Anton told the panel: “I always get a bit emotional when I talk about this, it’s a nightmare,” he began.
The dancer continued: “Everyone’s mum is the best mum in the world but Hannah is a remarkable mum and wife. She’s the most brilliant person I’ve ever met.”
Discussing IVF, he went on to say: “The process is remarkable and I take my hat off to Hannah and women, in general, doing this. It’s an incredible thing.”
When asked if the pair were brought closer by the experience, he said: “It brought us closer together, it’s a shared experience.”
Later this month, Anton will go back on tour with his professional dance partner former Strictly professional Erin Boag.
The ballroom stars will tour the country with their brand new show Anton and Erin Dance those magical movies, while his former celebrity partner Emma Barton hits the road for the Strictly Live! 2020 tour.