Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke, 53, and Emma Barton, 42, were close to winning the Glitterball trophy after a string of impressive performances on the show last year.
Behind-the-scenes, Anton said he was surprised by the way Emma repeated his choreography back to him in rehearsals.Anton joined Matt Tebbutt on his Saturday Kitchen show last weekend to promote his book, but swiftly got onto the topic of Strictly Come Dancing.The show’s wine expert Helen McGinn highlighted how far he got in the competition with Emma, who he went on to praise.At first, he joked he was “convinced it was a draw” between the pair and winners Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse.He then said of his former dance partner: “Emma was a delight, she was amazing and.