Strictly's Shirley Ballas on leaving the show - 'I’ve got memories to take with me'

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Shirley Ballas samba-ed her way onto the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom to make her debut as the show's head judge eight years ago and is now just as well known for her clever critiquing as she is her incredible style.

But as she continues to raise her paddle every week in the BBC's special anniversary series, she exclusively chats to OK! about her life after Strictly, as well as her show highlights.

Despite being landed with the tough job of having the final say on who to send home on a Sunday night, the 64-year-old Merseyside-born star says she doesn't feel any sort of performance anxiety. "I don’t feel any pressure when I’m on Strictly because, let’s say if they didn’t renew my contract and I wasn’t on it next year, I would be so eternally grateful for the eight series that I’ve had,” she says.

Shirley joined the series in 2017 after Len Goodman's departure left an empty seat on the judging panel, alongside Craig Revel-Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell.