Strictly's Shirley Ballas in furious row with Craig Revel-Horwood after boob jibe

Strictly Come Dancing is just weeks away from bursting back onto screens with an all-new lineup.The show is returning for its 18th season on BBC One with bosses at the network promising more glitz and glamour than ever seen before.Officially kicking things off, celebrity contestants will be partnered with a professional dancer ahead of the launch premiere on October 17, presented by non-other than Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.Judges Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and head judge Shirley Ballas will once again be taking the seats on the judging panel, with Bruno Tonioli returning towards the end of the season.As 12 lucky contestants get ready to strut their stuff on the dancefloor, Daily Star Online is here to bring you up to speed on

Shirley Ballas first joined the judging panel in 2017. However, three years on Shirley has spoken out on the online trolling she has received while appearing on the show.

Shirley Ballas has said that she fears the trolling she receives on social media during every series of Strictly Come Dancing will be worse this year because of lockdown.

Shirley Ballas has opened up on the reason behind her decision to get breast implants.The 60 year old, who was recently rushed to hospital after breaking her ankle, was married to Texan ballroom dancer Corky between 1985 and 2007 and the pair share a 34 year old son, Mark.The Strictly Come Dancing star explained that she opted to enhance the size of breasts because of her ex-husband's controlling behaviour as he once said her breasts were "too small". Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Shirley Ballas has said she had breast implants in a bid to save her second marriage.

Shirley Ballas has said she had breast implants in a bid to save her marriage, calling it “the sorriest day of my life”.

Shirley Ballas is the ­glamorous Glitterball queen who radiates style and class from top to toe.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has promoted Shirely Ballas ' new memoir after she wrote of a row over him 'body-shaming' her.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has said the show's first same-sex couple will be "absolutely beautiful".

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine The new sequinned series of is set to launch later this month, and while the BBC are yet to reveal the exact air date, head judge appears to have let it slip.Speaking on The One Show on Thursday night, Shirley confirmed that– in just two weekends!"Well our launch show is the 17th, and I believe our first live show is the 24th of October," said the Queen of Latin. "We're all ready to go, everything's in place – a great cast, it's very, very exciting.

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Strictly Come Dancing will return for its 18th season with a launch show on , judge Shirley Ballas has confirmed.The hit series' first live show of 2020 will take place a week later, Saturday, October 24, the star said, speaking this evening (1 October) on The One Show.

Shirley Ballas has let it slip when this year’s Strictly Come Dancing is going to start and the good news is we don’t have long to wait.The head judge let the cat out of the bag during her appearance on The One Show.She then confirmed that the launch night is just over two weeks away on October 17.And she added the live shows will be starting a week later on October 24.‘Well our launch show is the 17th, and I believe our first live show is the 24th of October,’ she told Alex Jones and Chris Ramsey.‘We’re all ready to go, everything’s in place – a great cast, it’s very very exciting.‘We’ll be going into these cold winter months with baubles, bangles and beads and lots of joy.’However, the dates are yet to be officially confirmed.Ballas also

Strictly Come Dancing and revealed it didn't exactly go to plan. The 60-year-old took over from Len Goodman when he departed the hit BBC show in 2016, and has sat on the panel ever since – but it almost didn't happen.Writing in her new autobiography, Behind The Sequins, Shirley admitted that she was suffering from a bad back when she first tried to impress Strictly bosses.Understandably, the mum-of-one struggled to focus because she was in agony with sciatica and was left flustered when an ice pack she was using on her back burst just moments before the cameras started rolling on the BBC set."I was sitting in my jeans and by the time [the stylist] finished doing all my hair and makeup, I stood up to discover the ice pack had melted.

Shirley Ballas has revealed she was so wrongfooted by a bad back during her audition she almost missed out on a Strictly judging slot.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, 60, was married to Corky Ballas, 59, from 1985 to 2007.They share 34-year-old son Mark together. In an abstract from her new autobiography Behind The Sequins obtained by The Sun, the dancer claims her ex-husband fat shamed her during her pregnancy and even hid a cockroach in her food to stop her eating.Recalling the time, she quotes Corky as saying: “‘Get too big and I’m out the door.

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas almost caused the internet to break when she finally went public with her relationship with actor Danny Taylor.

Shirley Ballas has revealed how she confronted her co-star Craig Revel Horwood over hurtful comments he allegedly made about her fake breasts back in 2018.The Strictly judge is reported to have told a crowd during a promotional tour of his autobiography, that Shirley's breasts were "hanging out" when she auditioned to replace former head judge Len Goodman.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has claimed her ex-husband fat-shamed her while she was pregnant. The professional dancer, 60, opened up about her volatile marriage to former husband Corky in her new autobiography, revealing he even tricked her into once eating a cockroach.

SHIRLEY Ballas has hit out at fellow Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood for making comments about her appearance. In her new book, 60-year-old Shirley says Craig made comments about her breasts which left her distraught and "unleashed years of pain".

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, 60, has opened up about the moment she fell out with Craig Revel Horwood, 55, because he made a lewd joke about her breasts.The former professional dancer admitted Craig’s comments “unleashed years of pain” at the time.In her new autobiography, Behind The Sequins, Shirley recalled Craig making the remarks to a crowded room on a book tour during her second series on the BBC show.She says: “It was awful and very, very painful. “It brought up a lot of things from my past that I thought I’d dealt with.”The star went on to claim: “Once again, I was propelled back to my toughest days with [ex-husband] Corky, when he would make comments about my appearance: my crooked teeth, my nose, my a**e that was too