Shirley Ballas details ‘ups and downs’ with Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood 'It was awful'

Dan Walker reunited with Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas on Monday night at the TV Choice Awards.The television presenter took to Instagram to share with his 276K followers a picture of him holding the former dancer's leg as they posed together.Addressing the cheeky pose Shirley had opted for, Dan admitted: “Can’t really explain this one,” alongside several crying with laughter emojis.Shirley, 62, looked amazing in a floor length black off the shoulder dress, which was slashed high at the thigh to reveal a slender, toned, bronzed leg.To finish off the elegant look she paired the gown with a pair of silver open-toed platform shoes.Dan looked equally as resplendent, rocking a navy blue satin tuxedo that boasted a black lapel trim. He finished his dapper look with a black bow tie. Smiling as he looked down at the judge, he captioned the image: “About last night,” and added a series of dancing and laughing face emojis. He wrote: “The show won another gong and it was lovely to catch up with @shirleyballas, @mrantondubeke, @rocketrhys, @katiexmcglynn.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are convinced they have worked out who is in danger on Saturday after spotting a "clue". Viewers of the BBC dance competition show have "worked out" a clue as to who will be at risk of leaving the competition on Saturday. Strictly Come Dancing has only just kicked off, but fans already think they know who will be eliminated from the show on Saturday.

A post shared by Shirley Ballas (@shirleyballas)“You are, and in my book will always be, a king. Your constructive criticism in helping celebrities improve along with your humour is irreplaceable.“An authentic dancer, judge and adjudicator from the head to toe.”Shirley continued: “My heart is full of so many memories with you over the years and I will treasure those forever.“I’m sad you are leaving DWTS USA but we gain you back here in UK.“You are a superstar, a one of a kind human with a talent beyond words.

STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas, 62, has slammed rumours that there’s a feud between her and competitor Fleur East. It comes as fans were left convinced earlier this month that the pair were in a ‘feud’ with one another.

Strictly Come Dancing episode, Tony Adams, 56, withdrew from the competition after sustaining an injury during the live show.The 56-year-old performed an energetic Jive to Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, which was met with cheers from the audience.His efforts however failed to impress the judges who only scored them 24 out of 40 points.Craig Revel Horwood went as far as calling their dance a "technical disaster".Following his performance, he landed himself in the bottom two alongside Dianne Buswell and Tyler West.Ahead of the two couples preparing to dance again, Tony made the decision to withdraw from the competition. Karren Brady brands Boy George ‘sanctimonious’ over Matt Hancock swipeHis departure meant that Dianne and Tyler got through to Blackpool week without needing to dance again.Now, Tony's wife Poppy has claimed he was given the chance to go straight through to this weekend's show, but he declined the offer. Taking to Twitter, a viewer named LizzieBiffo wrote: "Well Tony Adams showed his true narcissistic colours tonight didn't he?!"Too big of an ego and too much of a coward to do the dance-off! What an arrogant plum #Strictly."Hitting back, Poppy commented: "Are you a medical professional? Do you know what his injury was?"Do you know that they actually told him NOT to dance and instead go straight to Blackpool and he said no because that would have been unfair to everyone else?"In an emotional speech after his withdrawal, Tony said the show had taught him a lot about himself.He spilled: "I thought this 'journey' rubbish was nonsense but, my god, the rollercoaster of emotion.Michael Douglas looks frail as he continues to show off new red hair [PICTURED]Lori Harvey leaves little to the imagination in

Tess Daly, 53, in 2003, with the couple having two children together.The former All-Star Family Fortunes host has spoken out defending his wife for the "unbelievable" work she puts into Strictly Come Dancing after judge Craig Revel Horwood once described her as "dull".Vernon revealed in a recent interview the extent of the amount of work that goes on behind-the-scenes on the hit BBC dance show.He said that Tess, alongside fellow host Claudia Winkleman, spent hours learning their lines.The former I'm a Celeb star admitted: "Tess is the best person I have ever worked with."She’s unbelievable.

STRICTLY's Ellie Taylor has admitted her daughter is convinced she sleeps with her dance partner Johannes Radebe in bed every night. The 38-year-old has moved out of the bedroom she shares with her husband Phil Black while on the BBC dance show.

STRICTLY favourite Molly Rainford shook the dance floor last night with a rumba to Whitney Houston’s All the Man that I Need. The ex-Britain’s Got Talent child singing star, 21, wowed the judges as she performed in a thigh-cut dress with partner Carlos Gu, 28.

VERNON Kay has defended wife Tess Daly after she was described as being “dull”. Telly star Vernon, 48, said the Strictly host spends hours learning her and co-host Claudia Winkleman’s lines.

“My mother has washed it and pressed it and we’ll take it back to him.”Detailing her ordeal, Shirley continued: “I’ve been trained from a very young age that you just get on with it, no matter how you’re feeling, but lately I’ve had a few cracks in that smile.“I’m not always managing and I’m questioning myself,” the TV star added in a recent interview with Mirror.co.uk.Shirley also spoke out on the abuse she had been a target of online during a recent discussion with the Loose Women panellists.During the chat, Shirley got emotional while speaking about some of the comments she has seen.Panellist Kelle Bryan commented that as Shirley loves her job, it must have been a hard week receiving all the backlash last weekend.The judge, who joined the show in 2017, said that she appreciates the audience who have been watching Strictly for 20 years but added as they’re watching on TV they can only see half of what she does.She commented: “I can see everything that’s going on.“I love that they have an opinion. It's just when it goes overboard it starts to become nasty.”Jane addressed the nasty comments, she mentioned that as Shirley's from the dancing industry she must be quite robust.Shirley replied: “It is a tough industry and has been a tough industry all my life.So Saturdays, oh I’m getting emotional already.“Saturdays are always a bit like going to Disneyland, it’s the ultimate job, it's what you really enjoy and I do read everything.

Fleur East, 35, and Vito Coppola, 30, took to the floor to perform a sensational Samba tonight on Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas, 62, took to Twitter today to hit back at the online criticism over how the public vote affects the overall results.The BBC judge argued for the “integral” role the Great British public plays in deciding who ends up in the dance-off.Yesterday, Shirley shared a “day in the life” style video in view of her 84,600 Twitter followers. She captioned the clip: “Spend a #Strictly Saturday with me! Lots to do, so much fun. It’s always a busy day. “Are you all excited for tomorrow? Please please vote, all couples want to get to Blackpool.” (sic)Replying to Shirley and Strictly, one viewer named Julia Stavordale then penned: “Love strictly, I’ve watched it from the start. “However, I am more irritated now because ‘public vote’ has nothing to do with the dancing; it’s their favourite person. “Do away with public vote and let the judges decide instead,” she suggested.

“Right now we’re in a place where he seems comfortable and I seem comfortable and it isn’t necessary at the moment," she told The Mirror.In the past three weeks, the 62-year-old has been in the spotlight after Strictly viewers took aim at the head judge.This includes being branded “sexist” towards singer Fleur East, “jealous” of TV star Kym Marsh and is now the bookies’ favourite to get sacked by 2023.Despite the trouble, however, she has received support not least from her loving husband.Her colleagues, who include judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke, and Motsi Mabuse, as well as Strictly favourite Bruno Tonioli, have given her their unwavering support.Speaking further about the “trolling” she has received, Shirley said it has been worse this year than any other time in the past.It came as the Strictly judge was accused of sexism, claims she vehemently denied adding, “you couldn’t be further away from sexist than I am”.Fans have hit out at Shirley for reported favouritism towards the show’s male contestants.The series judge has also been accused of having “favourites whether they have ability or not”, with some viewers calling for her to be sacked on Twitter as they claim she has “no credibility as a judge”.Not long after, Shirley was lambasted by critics for giving Fleur East a nine out of 10, when other judges were hesitant to award her highly.@Cumiskey55 penned: “Come off it Shirley.That was not a 9 performance by any means.“You’ve obviously been told to tone it down on Fleur.

MAISIE Smith has revealed her secret backstage antics on the Strictly arena tour where she fell for now-boyfriend Max George. The ex-EastEnders actress, 21, spilled on what the cast got up to backstage with head judge Craig Revel Horwood. Appearing on This Morning today, Maisie said: "Obviously he was quite a strict judge, but I did get to know him well doing the Strictly arena tour.

Strictly Come Dancing.The professional dancer revealed their routine almost ended in chaos during training, where she cheekily joked her "nose was still intact".The dancing duo joined Janette Manrara, 38, on the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two, as the two opened up about their show-stopping dance routine ahead of week eight.Dianne and her partner, Tyler, wowed judges with their Viennese Waltz dance to I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’ by Seal on last week's show.They scored 29 out of 40 points as the judges praised the pair for their delivery, but head judge Shirley Ballas said that the pair had "too much incorrect footwork".For their upcoming performance, the duo are doing the Paso Doble, which Janette described as a "completely different dance" to their previous routine.She asked: "How's it going so far?"Tyler replied: "It's amazing, I love it," to which Dianne chimed: "You have loved every second of it".The radio DJ explained during rehearsals he had been "completely in the zone" but admittedly going a bit wild during their training.Janette quizzed: "You have a different name for the Paso Doble. You call it wrestling?"The Strictly duo broke out in laughter as he admitted training has been "intense" and said he felt "strong", before moving his arms around chaotically."I hope you're not throwing Dianne on the floor?" Janette posed.Dianne mused: "We had an incident today, didn't we?"To which Tyler commented: "It wasn't my fault."Ozzy Osbourne says he'll be 'bored s**tless' as he regrets move to UK[LATEST]Donny Osmond's embrace with lookalike sister after family split[PICTURES]Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dead aged 72[TRIBUTES]The Australian-born dancer continued: "I thought I broke my nose today.

Strictly's Kym Marsh pulled out all the stops to deliver a passionate Argentine Tango with partner Graziano Di Prima - but James Jordan was left unimpressed by one aspect of the routine.

Shirley Ballas, 62, has been the centre of criticism during this year's Strictly Come Dancing as critics slammed the judge for her critque of certain celebrities on the show.The head judge has revealed in a recent interview that she has even been urged by her partner Danny Taylor, 49, to "take a break" from work to prioritise her own mental health.Shirley has admitted that due to criticism the BBC judge will be taking three weeks off work at Christmas.Speaking to The Mirror about her struggles, Shirley said: "I’ve been trained from a very young age that you just get on with it, no matter how you’re feeling, but lately I’ve had a few cracks in that smile."I’m not always managing and I’m questioning myself."My boyfriend Danny even said that he’d noticed a difference in my mental health and emotional state. He said, ‘I think you’re ready for a break.’"I’m taking three weeks off at Christmas.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left furious after spotting Shirley Ballas' "rude and disrespectful" comment to a pro dancer. Viewers of the BBC One dancing competition were left in shock after the head judge called Dianne Buswell the wrong name.

KYM Marsh has been forced to call in sick for Strictly rehearsals today after falling ill. The TV favourite, 46, was due to get back in the practise room with Graziano Di Prima after surviving another week, but didn't feel up to it – just days after she suffered major panic attacks backstage.