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Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has opened up about the breakdown of her relationship with Danny Taylor, calling her love life a "disaster." Speaking on the 'Great Company' podcast, the 64 year old professional dancer revealed what she was 'truly grateful' for during the tough time. The star candidly shared: "Currently, I've just split with my boyfriend.

Shirley Ballas has labelled her romantic pursuits a "disaster" following her break up with fiancé Danny Taylor.

Shirley Ballas has described her love life as a 'disaster' as she officially confirmed her split from her fiance. There were rumours the Strictly Come Dancing star and her partner Danny Taylor had gone their seperate ways after six years together.

Shirley Ballas has sparke a demand among her social media followers as she told them she'd 'hardly slept' in order to support a big moment for her son, Mark.

Strictly Come Dancing's beloved judge, Shirley Ballas, has shared the devastating moment she discovered her brother had tragically taken his own life.The 63 year old dance legend joined the Strictly family in 2017, stepping into the shoes of the late Len Goodman, and quickly won over the hearts of viewers. Known as the 'Queen of Latin', Shirley has been lighting up the dance floor since she was a child, bagging numerous championship titles in her specialism, International Latin.

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has admitted she cheated on an ex boyfriend – by kissing "somebody else's girlfriend" at a birthday party.The TV judge, 63, opened up about her wild antics and confessed she was unfaithful to her former partner when she drunkenly kissed a fellow partygoer many years ago. She made the confession on Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable show and explained that she had a boyfriend at the time of the kiss while the other woman had a fiancé - but she described it as a "loveable embrace".

Strictly star Shirley Ballas won't be walking down the aisle to her fiancé Danny Taylor anytime soon after she cancelled their wedding to focus on other things.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has opened up about one of the most difficult decisions she’d ever made as she discussed her turbulent love life while appearing on James Martin 's Saturday Morning show. During the show, Shirley shared a candid insight into her romances over the years, including the moment she recalled begging her first husband Sammy Stopford to take her back three months into her move to America.The 63 year old dance sensation first kicked off her story by explaining how she had started out as a professional dancer with “not a penny” to her name when she first moved to London at the tender age of just 16 with her partner, British Ballroom Champion Nigel Tiffany.

Shirley Ballas is celebrating a new arrival to the family after the birth of her first grandchild, a baby boy named Banksi Wylde Ballas, on 5 November. The Strictly Come Dancing judge's only child Mark, who is married to singer-songwriter BC Jean, celebrated becoming a father with a sweet Instagram post a month after Banksi's birth. "Welcome to Earth my son.

Shirley Ballas welcomed son Mark in 1986 with her ex-husband Corky Ballas, when she was still a competitive Latin and Ballroom dancer. Not long after giving birth to her son, she returned to the dancefloor to represent her country at competitions. However, she didn't expect such horrifying feedback from the judges - not about her dancing technique but about her body.

TV mom, Florence Henderson.Williams, 69, revealed that Henderson encouraged him to join the ABC competition in the past. He’s now partnered with pro Peta Murgatroyd.The actor earned his first-ever 7 score by guest judge Michael Strahan during Tuesday’s Motown Night episode.

Shirley Ballas has revealed she made the 'first move' in her relationship with boyfriend Danny Taylor, after meeting the actor back in 2019. The Strictly Come Dancing head judge, 63, first crossed paths with Danny, 50, when they were both starring in a Christmas pantomime production of Jack and the Beanstalk and it wasn't long until romance blossomed between the pair. And it was all thanks to a small but kind gesture by Shirley - who charmed her co-star with food, explaining: "I’d bring him lemon drinks with honey and I’d make him little sandwiches." Shirley, who was previously married to ballroom dancer Corky Ballas, was instantly attracted to her beau, branding him "drop-down-dead gorgeous" in a new interview.

American equivalent of Strictly since 2007, claiming victory three times in his 16-year run. While performing in the "Dancing with the Stars Live" show at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas last weekend, the dancer announced some news to the audience, BirminghamLive reports. "I've done 20 seasons now," Mark, who is the only child of Shirley and Corky Ballas, said.

Shirley Ballas, 62, has shared a rare image of her family reunion with son Mark Ballas, 36, and ex-husband Corky Ballas, 61.The Strictly Come Dancing star was bursting with pride after her son, who dances in the US equivalent show Dancing with the Stars, took home the trophy this year.Mark joined Dancing with the Stars for its fifth season back in 2007 and, after a five year hiatus, returned this year to win the competition in its 31st season. The professional dancer shared his victory with partner and social media personality Charli D'Amelio, as he celebrated his third win on the show.Mark’s parents, Shirley and Corky, are both former professional dancers, who won several Latin dance championship titles during their time together. BBC judge Shirley uploaded a picture of son Mark and husband Corky on different screens as part of a video call, in view of her 260,000 Instagram followers.Mark was triumphantly holding up his Dancing with the Stars trophy, while Corky was signalling a big thumbs up to his son.Shirley captioned the sweet snap: “When Mark Ballas and Corky Bllas call and we had family time to enjoy the moment of Mark and Charli D'Amelio winning the mirror ball trophy.

Shirley Ballas, 62, opened up about her close relationship with her son Mark Ballas, 36, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Strictly Come Dancing judge has found it hard to spend time with her son over the past couple of years as he lives out in the US.Speaking at the Pride of Britain Awards last month, Shirley became emotional as she discussed her son Mark. Asked what she was “most proud of” from the past year, the BBC judge answered with a touching tribute to her son. “My proudest achievement this year was that I got to fly to the United States and hold my son in my arms after three years of not seeing him. “That is the proudest moment that I have had this year,” the star admitted with emotion. Shirley’s son Mark, whom she shares with second ex-husband Corky Ballas, is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician and actor.Following in his mother’s footsteps, Mark is a professional ballroom dancer on Dancing with the Stars, which is the American equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shirley had been restricted from seeing her son Mark for a long time. Strictly’s head judge seemed on the verge of tears last December when Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced the government "couldn't make hard, fast guarantees" that there would not be a Christmas lockdown.Shirley shared a picture of herself hugging her son, as well as a long video where she unpacked how she was feeling at the prospect of a Christmas without him, admitting: “Yeah, so a little bit of an emotional day today, you know. “So we’re not sure - is there a lockdown? Isn’t there a lockdown? Will we get to see loved ones? Won’t we get to see loved ones?“Of course you all know I haven't seen my

Shirley Ballas has revealed her heartbreak over not being able to see her son this Christmas after two years apart due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Strictly Come Dancing judge has shared a photo with Dancing With The Stars pro Mark – who she had with her second husband Corky Ballas – and admitted that while they talk everyday, she misses being able to give him a hug.She tweeted: ‘Missing my boy so much @MarkBallas we talk daily but I miss those hugs, Now with the new variant who knows when Mark and I will see eachother again over two years and no hug.‘My heart hurts for everyone who can not see their loved ones due to this awful pandemic.

Prima magazine, the 61-year-old, who describes her man as “very kind” and “caring,” gushed: “He’s always there for me. I hope he’ll propose one day, but he’s never married and I think he’s a bit nervous about it, so we’ll see.

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Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas says she is in talks about making a film of her life story.

The Sun, she said of the introduction of Tier 4 restrictions last week: 'It brought back memories of the five Christmases I was away from my son Mark when he was growing up. 'I was competing as a dancer in Japan, and even though I was earning a living and the money for his school fees, I remembered the massive guilt I felt leaving Mark with my mother and brother for those years.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has revealed she once punched a woman who had claimed to have slept with her then-husband.Talk about a box step.In her new memoir, Behind the Sequins, the Strictly head judge recalls the moment the woman approached her at the British National Dance Champions and drunkenly told her: ‘You and I need to talk.’The 60-year-old explained: ‘I tried to duck it, saying I had nothing to say to her, but she refused to budge.‘Suddenly, it seemed as if everything went into slow motion as I turned round to face her, just as she said, “You need to get used to the fact that I f***ed your husband.”‘At the time, Shirley was married to now-retired ballroom dancer Corky Ballas.Things got spicy as she decided whether