Anton Du Beke opens up on wife Hannah's battle with chronic illness

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Anton Du Beke touched on his wife Hannah Du Beke's health issues in a new Instagram Story.The Strictly Come Dancing judge utilised the social platform's Story feature to repost a TikTok video from Katie Heywood.The video displays a series of before and after photos showing the drastic changes she had endured while battling her chronic illness.As the clip ends, her face looked noticeably swollen, followed by a photo exhibiting her drastic weight loss.While it's unclear what health condition Hannah is suffering from, Anton wrote a caption on the post which indicated she might also be combating endometriosis like the BBC star's wife. - Do you mean Katie?"Having gone through similar with Hannah, Katie is doing a great job of raising awareness of the chronic illness," he wrote.Endometriosis is a disorder in which tissue similar to the womb's lining tends to grow in other places, such as the fallopian tubes and ovaries.According to the NHS, some of the symptoms include pelvic pain, severe period pain, and pain during and after sex.People suffering from this condition can treat endometriosis using painkillers, hormone medicines, or surgery to remove the tissue.It has not been identified what causes endometriosis.In an interview on ITV's Lorraine back in March 2021, Anton and Hannah touched on the struggles they faced, revealing how the condition had initially prevented them from starting a family.The pair welcomed their children, twins George and Henrietta, through the help of IVF.And though Hannah was over the moon to become a mum, her symptoms concerning her battle with endometriosis have not subsided."The problem with me is, it's quite hard to hide," she told Lorraine Kelly."It was one of those things where on a monthly.