14.09 / 04:26
Strictly's Anton Du Beke reveals drunk dad beat him up and hurled gay slurs at him
showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterStrictly’s new judge Anton Du Beke has opened up about his nightmare childhood living with a father who beat him up and branded him “a f****t”.The dancer, 55, was born and raised in Kent by his Spanish mum and Hungarian dad and was the eldest of three siblings.However, his father Antal Xavier Beke used to drink and beat him and hated the fact his son wanted to be a dancer.Anton tells Radio Times: "He was violent to me.