‘It’s inclusive, not woke,’ Anton Du Beke slams claims that Strictly is ‘box-ticking’

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Anton Du Beke has dismissed accusations that Strictly has become a “box-ticking exercise".

Du Beke, who is a judge on the BBC dance show, addressed criticism that this year’s line-up, which includes two same-sex pairings and ex-Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, who has dwarfism, is too politically correct and "woke".