Anton Du Beke, 54, has revealed he went from bed salesman to Strictly Come Dancing pro while discussing his past career during an appearance on Steph’s Packed Lunch.The King of Ballroom, who rose to fame on the BBC show in 2004, detailed his “tremendous” customer service skills while chatting to host Steph McGovern on her Channel 4 show last week.Anton recalled: “I used to sell beds, oh I was a tremendous bed salesman!“The great thing about selling beds is you have to get people to try beds.”When Steph giggled at his remark, Anton explained: “You’ve got to get them to lie down.“People look at beds and go, ‘Oh I quite like that,’ and you go, ‘Are you going to try it?’ And they say, ‘Oh no it will be fine’.“It’s better if you try it, you are.
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