Shirley Ballas may never return to Strictly after abuse from trolls left her 'crying and emotional'
dailyrecord.co.ukShirley Ballas has said that she may never return to Strictly Come Dancing after online trolls left her 'crying and emotional'.Shirley, 62, experienced a torrent of abuse from internet users, with messages that she branded as 'truly awful'.
The dancing ace hasn't ruled out a return as she admits that her 'heart and loyalty lie' with the BBC, but hasn't yet signed on for a new series.It comes after irate Strictly fans questioned the head judge's decisions, and accused her of ageism and sexism - all while taking cruel swipes at her appearance.Speaking to the Mirror, the dance champion turned TV expert reveals: "Last year I was struggling.
It wasn’t just a little bit, it was a lot – the majority of it was in silence."I felt the abuse snowballed out of control and impacted me in such a negative way.
I’m a pretty stoic person, and I tend to hold everything in. When it all kicked off, it seemed like it was larger than anything else."I was crying, I was emotional, but I was embarrassed about being so emotional.
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