Anton Du Beke fans queue to see Strictly star at Birmingham bookshop

Strictly Come Dancing star and now bestselling author Anton Du Beke delighted fans at Birmingham’s The Heath Bookshop on Tuesday, December 17th, with a book signing event celebrating his latest novel, A Dance for the King.

The shop described the event as “a completely joyous day,” praising Anton for being “exactly and perfectly everything you would want and expect him to be.”

The ballroom legend was genuinely surprised by the enthusiastic queue of Birmingham fans waiting to meet him and took time to be “completely delighted and delightful with every single person who turned out to see him.”

Founded by friends and residents Catherine Gale and Claire Dawes, the bookshop embodies the essence of independent businesses.

Read more about The Heath Bookshop here.

The bookshop still has signed copies of Anton’s novel available, which they’ve described as “surely the perfect Christmas present for Anton fans.”

Reflecting on the event, The Heath Bookshop team called it “a wonderful, wonderful end to our year of events.”

The event was a glittering highlight for the Birmingham community and a perfect way to celebrate the festive season.

For more information and signed copies of A Dance for the King, visit The Heath Bookshop’s website at linktr.ee/theheathbookshop.