STRICTLY legend Anton Du Beke fought back tears on TV last night as he opened up about his mum's secret health battle.
The 57-year-old got very emotional as he spoke about his mother Ascensión on Kate Garraway's Life Stories on Wednesday night.
Anton joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2004 and was living with his mum at the time.
As he began to speak about their bond, he got visibly upset as she's currently not very well.
Anton said: "In the early days yeah, because it was only me and mum because we were together it was just me and mum."
Fighting back the tears, he continued: "She's not been well, you see, and she's amazing, and it makes me sad because what we were talking about earlier as well.
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"You want people to have the best life and she’s not been well and I hope that she’s had a great time certainly since I started doing Strictly."
In the same episode Anton revealed how he was drunkenly abused by their father as a child because he dreamed of becoming a dancer.
The dancer was repeatedly called "gay" by his dad Antal who staunchly disapproved of his ballroom ambitions.
Anton's sister Veronica was in the audience as he discussed the trauma of his teen years at the hands of their Hungarian father.
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She shared her recollection of her father's pursuit to stamp out her brother's ballroom spirit with cruel jibes and insults.
Veronica said: "My dad, I don't think he was quite so impressed with Anton dancing, he used to call him gay.
"He took a turn against Anton. My dad's drinking affected his mood. He was mean. He was not a nice person when he was drunk."
Anton also bravely revealed for the first time how he was once stabbed by Antal in a drunken rage on Boxing Day after a row.
He told Kate: "It came to a head one evening. I ended up in hospital for three days. I got stabbed.
"This is the first time I’ve even mentioned it. I’m sure my friends and family don’t even know."
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