Strictly's Anton Du Beke flooded with support after sharing childhood abuse
Anton Du Beke has been flooded with support after opening up about harrowing abuse he suffered as a child.
The Strictly Come Dancing star is set to appear on the new series of Kate Garraway's Life Stories tonight and has been seen in a preview talking about his strained relationship with his father who he says stabbed him in an ugly row.
As well as discussing successful TV career, personal life, and dancing achievements, Anton became tearful as he opened up about his traumatic upbringing.
The Strictly judge told Kate how he was stabbed in the stomach and leg by his father on Boxing Day. The Strictly judge said he hadn't spoken about the ordeal before as he became choked up while retelling the story.
Kate interviewed Anton about his career and upbringing (ITV/Callum McCarron/REX/Shutterstock)Kate posted a promo of the show to her Instagram page which encouraged fans to take to the comments and sent their messages of support.
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One fan commented: "Think I'll laugh and cry at the same time! Looking forward to it though. You're a special man."
A second person said: "Ohhh how sad… sorry to read this morning…. keep strong very sad for you… it's out now hopefully it will give you some space to heal your hurt. All the very best Anton."
While a third added: "I'm heartbroken that Anton Du Beke went through this. There are many who carry horrors of abuse in their life, from the past, or even which they live currently.
"The thing about abuse is, at the time you accept it, often as you feel you have no other choice you're older it comes back at you and can haunt your life, in flashbacks, nightmares, trust issues, anxiety and depression."
Detailing the abuse he went through, Anton says in the clip: "The alcoholism and the violence [was] towards me, because I was a boy, a young man I suppose.
"You've got an alcoholic father and a situation where if you're in the house [and he's] drinking then you end up with the fights and stuff. You'd move room to get away from all of it and then he follows you in and the next thing you know the violence starts and then it came to a head one evening, I ended up in hospital for three days. I got stabbed, I've never said this out loud before."
He then explained that he waved down a police car on his way to the hospital. "I remember walking out of the house to walk up to the hospital, holding my leg, and a police car drove past, and I waved him down and I said: 'He's in there with a knife'," he added.
Kate Garraway's Life Stories airs Wednesday on ITV1 at 9 pm.
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