Anton Du Beke may be the latest king of light entertainment following his win last month at the National Television Awards, but the Strictly Come Dancing star is setting his sights on bigger things.
“Don’t stop dreaming. You have got to keep dreaming,” says Anton, 56, who beat fellow nominees RuPaul, David Walliams and Mo Gilligan for the Best Talent Show Judge award at this year’s ceremony.
“Now I have another dream and that’s to play the London Palladium where Sir Bruce [Forsyth] began his career,” he says. “This is a dream of mine. I have got a date booked for autumn next year and it will be an evening with me and dance.