Anton Du Beke "hated everybody" before he joined 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
Anton Du Beke has opened up about his anger issues
The 57-year-old dancer has revealed that he really struggled with anger issues before he joined the BBC show in 2004.
Anton told the 'How to be 60' podcast: "I was a lunatic at 26. I was so driven and determined, it was almost destructive.
"I’d get frustrated and so angry all the time and I hated everybody. I just wanted to beat everybody. It was a really competitive world. I didn’t want to be your friend, no interest in that at all. I wanted to beat you really badly, I wanted to beat you a lot."
Anton used to view relationships as a "distraction", as he was so focused on his career.
He said: "I didn’t have time for relationships. I couldn’t be doing with any of that, it was a distraction. What did they used to say with boxers - hanky-panky the night before a big fight weakens the legs.
"I didn’t have time to devote to anything. I had to practice. Because if I wasn’t doing it, there’d be somebody somewhere practising, or having a lesson and I was at the pictures smooching. Winning was everything."
'Strictly' ultimately helped to change Anton's outlook, as he realised that the show is primarily about the celebrities.
Anton - who now sits on the 'Strictly' judging panel - explained: "I’m this competitive guy, eyeballs out, everything at 100 miles an hour and then I walk into the studio with Lesley Garrett on day 1 for rehearsal and the winning wasn’t important to me.
"I’d like to have won it, but it wasn’t important because it wasn’t about me."
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