Anton Du Beke says he thinks the “confidence” of celebrities might grow with the new Strictly Come Dancing chaperones that have been brought into the BBC One show in the wake of accusations about teaching methods. The corporation announced it would introduce new welfare measures, including a member of the production team who will be present “at all times” during rehearsals in the wake of Amanda Abbington making accusations about her 2023 partner Giovanni Pernice, which he denies. Strictly judge and former professional on the show, Du Beke told the PA news agency: “I don’t think anyone’s going to notice them in the room, to be honest with you.
“Once you get involved, and once you get started and you get going with your partner, you just crack on, and often I’ve had with my partners in the past, you get the routine together, and you want people in the room, in actual fact, so you can perform for them, and it helps with the nerves for your partner and the performance. Anton Du Beke said he had danced at the Royal Albert Hall in London (Ian West/PA) “So I’ve always, over the years, got people into the room, if we were in somewhere like a gym, and there were people wondering, I get people coming into the room, (and say) ‘so come and watch this, come watch this’. They would love to come and watch so I think it might help with the confidence a bit.
” The dancer released his latest Buckingham Hotel novel A Dance For The King on Thursday, which sees his char.