‘The sad irony is that she’s an incredible mother who couldn’t have children’: Anton Du Beke describes wife Hannah’s grueling IVF journey to welcome twins
Anton Du Beke reflected on his fertility struggles with wife Hannah as he described their boot camp-style IVF journey.
The ballroom pro, 56, became a father for the first time in March 2017 when he and his wife, 46, welcomed twins, George and Henrietta, following Hannah’s long-term battle with endometriosis.
Speaking about parenting on the Parenting Hell podcast, the Strictly judge revealed Hannah is “practically perfect” and the “most incredible mum” calling the fact she couldn’t conceive naturally “the saddest irony.”
Proud parents: Anton Du Beke reflected on his fertility struggles with wife Hannah as he described their boot camp-style IVF journey (pictured with twins George and Henrietta in 2020)
He explained: ‘She is everything I thought she would be. I thought she would be an excellent mother, always knew she would be a great mother but she couldn’t have children.
“I thought it’s not funny how nature works in mysterious ways – the person I thought would be an incredible mother couldn’t have children – that’s the sad irony of it all.
“But because we had IVF we were able to have them in the end and I’m happy for me – because I would have 100 [kids] by the way because I love them – but I’m proud of Hannah because she’s amazing at it.’
Cute couple: The Strictly judge revealed Hannah is ‘practically perfect’ and the ‘most amazing mum’ and called the fact she couldn’t conceive naturally ‘the saddest irony’
In vitro fertilization, known as IVF, is a medical procedure in which a woman receives an already fertilized egg into her uterus to become pregnant.
Discussing the process, she continued: “We were hugely lucky because we had a chance but it was kind of a boot camp, we were hard at it so it was really hard on Hannah – blood tests, injections every day – it’s really hard.”
Anton added: “It’s wonderful that it happened.
“Hannah had endometriosis and it’s something you don’t talk about a lot and I think she should talk about it – sharing is caring.”
It is thought that 10 percent of women suffer from endometriosis – a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows elsewhere – causing pain and/or infertility.
Elsewhere in the chat, Anton revealed that having two children means the house stops being filled with toys, as he recalled: ‘Hannah and the kids went away for a week. I was working so stayed here.
“I got a skip in the drive because the nursery I couldn’t see the floor and the garage I couldn’t even get into, it was so full of c**p.”
Adorable: The ballroom pro, 56, became a father for the first time in March 2017 when he and his wife, 46, welcomed twins after Hannah’s long-term battle with endometriosis
Anton continued: ‘So I went in and wiped everything off, I did a bit of cleaning so it looked like I had just cleaned. I literally filled the skip and they came back and no one noticed!
“The suggestion that we have too much stuff comes to mind and I’m about to do it again.”
Anton, who met his wife at a golf club in 2011 and “knew almost immediately he loved her”, also took a cheeky dig at his wife when asked if she shares his smart dress sense.
He joked: ‘Yes, to an extent. She’s smaller, like, you know… Hannah’s a little more “from the country” than I am, so she has a little more of… what’s the expression? Functional. Oh, sounds like Agent Provocateur meets Millets.’
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