Anton Du Beke
The TV presenter, 54, was partnered with Esther, 80, for the second series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004.
Talking on her podcast, Anton made the surprising claim about his former dance partner.
Reminiscing about the first time he met her, Anton relayed how delighted he was to be partnered with the journalist.
He said: I m going to tell you a little story about Esther Rantzen, the busiest woman in the world.
Anton Du Beke has opened up on his time dancing with Esther Ranzten on Strictly (Image: GETTY/BBC)
Anton Du Beke claimed that the Dame missed the first week of rehearsal to attend lunches and meeting (Image: PA)
She continued: And I m like I am 75, I feel like I m 75 . I ve gone through massive amounts of relationships and I marry them and then I divorce them.
Despite her complicated relationship history, the dancer revealed that so far everyone she has opened up to has been understanding of her romantic history.
Karen Hauer married Kevin Clifton in 2015 but the couple announced plans to divorce three years afte (Image: PA)
Kevin Clifton is now with former Strictly partner BBC journalist Stacey Dooley (Image: PA)
Strictly Come Dancing Winners (Image: EXPRESSONLINE)
Karen said: But [I ve had] no flinches and no weirdness, which in a way shows maturity from the other people that I m meeting, which is quite nice.
Giovannie Pernice said his motivations for getting the jab would be to keep colleagues safe (Image: INSTAGRAM)
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He said: “Why would we put people at risk only because we don t want to have a vaccine?
Despite his own views on the subject, the dancer added that he was in no way qualified to give medical advice.
He added: It s obviously not my place to give any medical advice to the BBC but of course I would do it.
Giovanni also spoke about how he would like the opportunity to be partnered with a man for the next series.