Anton Du Beke took to social media with a video, in which he could be seen heading to a doctor’s appointment
Strictly judge Anton Du Beke(Image: Anton Du Beke Instagram)
Anton Du Beke has been flooded with messages of praise as she took to social media with a video, in which he could be seen heading to a doctor’s appointment.
The Strictly Come Dancing star, who was the BBC One show’s longest-serving professional dancer before taking a spot on the judging panel, explained in the clip that he was on his way for a blood test.
He was undergoing the prostate cancer test, which primarily consists of a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, which measures the level of a protein produced by the prostate.
In the video, as he walked to his appointment, Anton said to the camera: “Hello, my loves. Now, I’m just going to tell you this because I just thought I’d let you know, I’m going to see the doctor today to have a blood test for the prostate test. So all I’m saying really is, just letting you know this is for all the fellas out there.
“Go and get your test done! It’s very, very important. And to all the ladies out there, if you have a husband or a father, an uncle or a brother, or any of the above, tell him to go get it checked. Get the blood test, easy as pie. I’m going in now. I’m here…”
The clip then paused, and a few moments later, Anton was back out from his appointment. “That’s it. Done!” he said. “There you go, quick as a flash. Everything was fine, by the way, before. I’m not expecting any surprises. But listen, you go get yourself checked.”
Anton was praised for sharing the video on social media(Image: Anton Du Beke Instagram)
Captioning the post, the star also shared: “A little message for all the chaps out there! It only takes a few minutes, so do put your health first. Get yourself checked and take care of yourselves gents. #ProstateCancerUK Much love.” And he was quickly flooded with messages.
@anne.gleave said: “Well done Anton.” @rosiehansraj commented: “Well done you ! My husband two years post op Prostectomy and doing fabulously ! Don’t be frightened guys … Life’s too short as it is.” @nichola.carr wrote: “Thank you so much for doing this!” @sarahjohnson61 added: “Well done Anton. You are a star.”
It comes after Jeremy Clarkson’s prostate cancer diagnosis has prompted thousands of men to check their own risk of the disease. More than 50,000 people used charity Prostate Cancer UK’s online risk checker in the week since the former Top Gear host went public with his own diagnosis.
This marked a 640% increase on the average week and was the highest weekly figure since February 2025, even higher than the week following former PM Lord Cameron’s diagnosis.
Jeremy, 66, revealed he had been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer, which had been discovered early, in the most recent episodes of his reality show Clarkson’s Farm. In a subsequent interview with The Sunday Times, Clarkson confirmed a PSA test two months ago revealed no indication of cancer, and he is in remission.