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'Hadn’t been clear’ Anton Du Beke breaks silence on losing judging role to Shirley Ballas
Anton Du Beke, 54, has spoken out on how he felt after losing out on becoming a Strictly Come Dancing judge to Shirley Ballas, back when fourth judge Len Goodman departed the dance contest.The professional dancer thought he did “all right” in his audition for the role, only to later be turned down but he has now realised he was not “clear and concise” enough.Opening up on the experience, Du Beke shared: “I came out of the audition thinking, ‘I did all right there.’ “It was only last year when I was a judge myself that I realised I hadn’t been clear and concise.”Ultimately the role went to dance choreographer Ballas, but it was not all bad news as Du Beke was asked to come back and appear as a judge on the show last year after being the
