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Shirley Ballas shares health update as she heads back to hospital on day off from Strictly
Shirley Ballas, 61, posted on social media to thank her pal Karen Hilton, who drove her to hospital on her day off from the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour.The star had to see doctors about her shoulder, following her cancer scare in June of last year.Shirley took to Instagram yesterday, sharing a health update to a story in view of her 237,000 followers.She wrote: “A huge thank you to @Karenmarcus1960 for always being there for me.“Day off from the Strictly tour drive back to London, trip to the hospital re my shoulder.” (sic)“Always on hand to help me,” she added in reference to her friend from her ballroom days.“Huge gratitude now on my way back to the North Sheffield,” she continued. (sic)“Thank you Karen you are the best caring person.” (sic)In the post Shirley tagged @Karenmarcus1960, which is a joint account shared by dancing husband and wife duo Karen Hilton MBE and Marcus Hilton MBE.The British dance couple are noted for competing in the disciplines of Ballroom and Latin American, and have earned a number of championship titles, including the World Professional Ballroom Championship, which they have won a total of nine times.Last year, Shirley shared the news that she had endured a cancer scare after discovering a lump on her shoulder.Speaking on GB News last June, she described her “worrying” health issues as she revealed that she was also suffering from COVID-19 at the same time.“I got the Covid virus and then they found a ganglion cyst or a tumour in my shoulder,” she explained.“I am going backwards and forwards to the hospital all the time.
