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Daily Mirror
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Mark Jefferies

Strictly's Anton Du Beke admits envying pros but says being judge is easier on his knees

Anton Du Beke has told how he prefers judging to dancing on Strictly Come Dancing as the ballroom routines were taking a toll on his body.

The judge, 56, returns to the panel for a second year in the new series of the BBC show alongside Shirley Ballas, 62, Motsi Mabuse, 41, and Craig Revel Horwood, 57.

Anton - who had danced in every show since Strictly started in 2004 - said: "I'm loving it. I do watch some of the pros and get a bit of dance envy, thinking, 'I wish I could have been a part of that'.

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