Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas breaks silence after split as she opens up on 'tough day'

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Shirley Ballas has opened up about having a 'tough day' following her alleged shock split from her partner, Danny Taylor.The Strictly Come Dancing head judge, who is known for her candidness with fans, had previously confirmed her engagement to Danny just three years ago.

However, it has been reported that the pair have gone their separate ways after six years together.Taking to Instagram Stories amidst reports of their breakup, Shirley shared an uplifting FaceTime screenshot with her pal Alan Grundy and captioned it: "When you have had a tough day and you see this smile @grundyalan you can hopefully sleep.

My friend for many years." In the snap, Shirley appeared to be chatting from bed while her pal smiled from the back from his car.

Shirley first met actor and ballroom dancer Danny in 2018 during a pantomime performance, and their romance blossomed from there, even though he took a little longer to fall for her than she did for him.