Anton Du Beke thinks ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is “essential” for tradition.
The 58-year-old star initially appeared on the BBC Latin and ballroom present as an expert dancer upon its inception in 2004 earlier than changing into a decide in 2021 as a substitute for Bruno Tonioli and defined that the present unites households in a time when scheduled tv is beginning to die out.
Talking on the ‘White Wine Query Time’ podcast, he informed former ‘Unfastened Ladies’ anchor Kate Thornton: “Folks had been beautiful on the present final 12 months saying issues like ‘Take care of it, shield it.’ I believe it’s a essential present.
“With out getting type of too prosaic about it actually, I believe it is an essential present culturally.
“Whether or not you prefer it or not is just not the purpose.
“Culturally, it brings households collectively. It is not gonna be lengthy, and I say this with a heavy coronary heart, nevertheless it’s not going to be lengthy earlier than scheduled tv is a factor of the previous.
“And the factor about ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is that it brings households collectively.”
Anton additionally famous that the general public vote is the “most essential” a part of the entire present as a result of it would not be an “attention-grabbing” format if naturally proficient dancers simply made it by each week.
He added: “The audiences vote, and that is crucial a part of the present to me as a result of, with out that, I do not assume it really works. I believe it is actually essential.
“In any other case, you are watching a dance competitors and that is not very attention-grabbing. Take a look at Tasha [Ghouri] within the final sequence, completely chic, marvelous, lovely dancer. Sensible expertise.
“But when we simply watched her dance each week, and he or she wins, and another person comes second, and we are able to predict that earlier than she even comes on the ground, effectively, that is simply not very attention-grabbing.”
