Strictly Come Dancing: Anton Du Beke reveals how he covered for terrible dance partners

Anton Du Beke has shared the ingenious ways he used to conceal his Strictly Come Dancing partners’ lack of ability while he was a professional dancer on the programme.

Strictly Come Dancing fans on X/Twitter praised Merson’s performance, calling the Quickstep his first “serious” dance of the competition so far.

However, throughout his time as a professional, Du Beke often found himself paired with celebrities who either failed to make it far in the competition or sailed through as that year’s “joke” contestant.