Before making a career out on the dance floor, Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke thought about playing golf professionally.
The 58-year-old golfer, who plays with a handicap of one, co-hosts a new podcast Putt And Strut with Sarah Stirk, a Sky Sports presenter.
He claims that because the two are very similar, I could have happily pursued it as a profession if I had discovered it before dancing. You’re always striving for the next level. You can’t perfect golf, and dancing is the same thing”.
Without a doubt, his ability to dance has improved. He says: “There’s an element of correlation between golf and dance in motion, timing, rhythm and movement. It’s about the hips”.
“I would have pursued golf with the same mindset as dancing, but it’s not yet known if I would have made any money doing it.”
He and Sarah, 46, who put Mirror man Tom through his paces on a golf simulator, hope to get more women involved in golf through their podcast, which will feature celebrity guests, such as tennis coach Judy Murray and actor James Nesbitt.
Anton says: “It’s that hurdle, that intimidatory factor. Everybody feels like it’s a very male-orientated sport, and it sort of is, but not”. Anton, who has seven-year-old twins with wife Hannah, says being on the golf course is good for his work.
He says: “I don’t do any sort of work at home… because of the children. So when I get on to the golf course, it’s great. It’s where I do everything. I learn lyrics, I think about dance styles, putting shows together”.
Playing golf with Bruce Forsyth, his late father, is one of his favorite golf memories. He claims that when we played a lot of golf, he never let me win.
Starting on Friday, February 21st, you can start listening to Anton and Sarah’s new podcast Putt &, Strut on Global Player and all of the major podcasting platforms.
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Source: Mirror
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