Inside Anton Du Beke's romance with wife after heartbreaking betrayal

The Strictly judge has been a staple on our TV screens for years, but away from his top-notch dance moves, the 59-year-old has a private family life like any other.

Anton Du Beke first waltzed on our screens to star on Strictly Come Dancing in 2004 and has firmly remained a TV legend ever since. When he's not ballroom dancing or giving his expertise to contestants, he enjoys a quiet life with his wife and children.

The dancer is thought to have married businesswoman Hannah Summers in 2017 after six years of dating, following their initial meeting at a golf club. While she remains out of the spotlight, she has some expertise of her own, with over 25 years in marketing and communication.

Summers is the Chief Marketing Officer at Adaptivemobile, the leading mobile network security company that guards half of the texts sent around the globe. Fans were shocked when they spotted the marketing mogul's wedding band at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2017.

Anton kept his wedding on the low, as the pair secretly got hitched. This sparked a few rumours of a marriage, but with no confirmation until eagle-eyed fans caught a glimpse of Hannah's ring. Together, they live in a comfortably sized home in Buckinghamshire, thought to be worth £800,000.

Living with them are their two twins, George and Henrietta, who they had shortly after they tied the knot - but it was not an easy journey to parenthood. Revealing on Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, Anton shared their devastating IVF journey.

He opened up about the fact that his wife, Hannah, didn't believe they were going to be able to have children due to her painful condition of endometriosis. He admitted that it didn't make sense to him, the fairness of their situation.

The professional dancer said: "I knew I wanted to be with her; I saw her with her nephews. She's so kind and so caring; I just couldn't understand the universe. And whoever is upstairs, if anyone's upstairs, looking down and going, 'You are the most perfect person to have children, but I'm not going to let you have any children because I'm going to give you this.'

"And I'm going to say, 'You're going to have this endometriosis, and you're going to suffer with this all of your life, chronically, and I'm not going to let you have any children. I thought that was peculiar, cruel, inexplicable, and unforgivable.

"And if ever I go up to somewhere and meet this person, I would say, 'I think you're not OK with decisions like this; this doesn't make any sense to me.'"

When it came to IVF, it seemed luck was on their side, as just three months into the treatment, Hannah fell pregnant. On March 30, 2017, they welcomed their two twins to the world.

When opening up further about his own role within their IVF journey, the Strictly judge said: "She has these injections and the bruises in the bum, in the thigh, and in the stomach. And you're trying to help, but what can you do? Whatever you want, tell me and I'll do it, but that's all you have, and it's horrendous as a man to watch it.

"You feel so inadequate, and you want to do so much more, but I can't do anything. And that's why you girls are so extraordinary; you're extraordinary that you do all this stuff."

Fans anticipate seeing the much-loved judge appear on their screens once again as Strictly Come Dancing returns this autumn. 15 brand-new contestants will take to the BBC ballroom as viewers watch Anton play the role of a judge, as he has done since 2021.