Anton Du Beke grateful for fame as it brings joy to his mum after troublesome marriage

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Anton Du Beke says the best thing about being famous is the happiness it brings to his mum after her troubled marriage to his dad.

The Strictly star, 54, added his mother bleached her greying hair when she got divorced and “sort of turned into a hardly recognisable rock chick”.

Anton, who previously told how his drunken father often beat him with a belt, said: “It’s sort of obvious that that’s not OK...

the aggression and the alcohol. “I didn’t have a light bulb moment and go ‘Oh, does your dad not do that?’.” Anton, who has been a professional dancer on BBC show Strictly since the first series in 2004, added: “What I love more than anything else about being well known is the impact it has on my mum. “I love the fact people know I’m my