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‘It was character building’: Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas recalls horrific remark from judge

Speaking to the Radio Times Podcast, Ballas revealed she went back to dancing just six weeks after giving birth

The Independent UK

EXCLUSIVE: Shirley Ballas reveals the royal wedding dress designer behind her Strictly Blackpool gown

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas on why this year’s Blackpool special will be sparklier than ever.

WhatToWatch

BBC Strictly’s Shirley Ballas says she lost marks in competition for having stretch marks

Speaking to the Radio Times Podcast, Ballas revealed she went back to dancing just six weeks after giving birth

The Independent UK

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Shirley Ballas marked down by dance judge for ‘revolting’ stretch marks

Strictly Come Dancing judge tells Radio Times Podcast comments were made six weeks after she gave birth

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing fans accuse judges of 'favouritism' after saving Angela Rippon despite slip up

Rippon found herself in the dance-off for the second week in a row

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Shirley Ballas disagrees with fellow judges as one celebrity falls at last hurdle before Blackpool

One couple missed out on a chance to dance in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom

The Independent UK

Shirley Ballas on Strictly and survival: ‘I always vowed that I would support women’

Thanks to ‘bullying men at the top’, Shirley Ballas was on the brink of quitting the dance world to become a fitness instructor. Then she was made ‘Strictly’ head judge. She tells Katie Rosseinsky about this year’s star cast, family grief, finding her voice and the unexpected emotional significance of…

The Independent UK

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Strictly Come Dancing 2023 marking is 'ridiculous' say fuming fans

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 viewers say this week's show was 'criminal'!

WhatToWatch

Strictly 2023 leaderboard: The scores from Halloween Week

Recapping how the judges marked the ‘Strictly’ couples in the latest episode

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: Halloween results show – as it happened

In Strictly’s first weekend since Amanda Abbington’s shock exit, the fancy-dressed couples took on Halloween-themed routines. But who would be consigned to the dreaded dance-off? And who would depart the contest?

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week five results – as it happened

As Amanda Abbington missed this weekend for medical reasons, Layton Williams topped the scoreboard. But who’d become the fourth couple to depart the dancefloor?

The Guardian - UK

Strictly’s Shirley Ballas hires assistant to ‘syphon through’ hate messages

The BBC TV show’s head judge said she receives online messages ‘you couldn’t even repeat to a human being’.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas hires assistant to ‘syphon through’ hate messages

Judge nearly quit the BBC One series due to the abuse she received from trolls in 2022

The Independent UK

Stricly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas defends controversial Eddie Kadi score

Ballas’s decision was questioned by many viewers, only a few weeks into the celebrity dance contest

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The Independent UK

Stricly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas defends controversial Eddie Kadi score

Ballas’s decision was questioned by many viewers, only a few weeks into the celebrity dance contest

The Independent UK

Super Thursday: 7 books to pick up on the biggest day in publishing

From Mary Berry to Shirley Ballas, some major names have new books coming out.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of She’s A Killer by Kirsten McDougall and Murder On The Dance Floor by Shirley Ballas.

Evening Standard

Shirley Ballas reveals she ‘travels everywhere with caution’ following Holly Willoughby ‘kidnap threat’

Shirley Ballas has revealed she has started taking extra security precautions following the arrest of a man who allegedly planned to kidnap Holly Willoughby.

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The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing loses its second contestant of 2023

There was a fierce dance-off in the competition’s Movie Week

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: The biggest talking points from week three, from Amy Dowden to Eddie Kadi

The first 10 of the series was given to comedian Eddie Kadi

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week three results – as it happened

After the fancy-dressed mayhem of movie week, who would be consigned to the dreaded dance-off and become the second celebrity eliminated from Strictly 2023?

Evening Standard

Shirley Ballas says professional dancers get intimate moments before going on stage

The head Strictly judge’s crime novel, Murder on the Dance Floor, is set to feature the ‘sex, lies and bed-hopping’ of the professional dance world

Evening Standard

‘It has changed my life’: Shirley Ballas scared to leave home after receiving death threats

Shirley Ballas says she is afraid to leave her house after receiving death threats online.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: The biggest talking points from week two, from Angela Rippon to Layton Williams

Layton Williams made ‘Strictly’ history with his high-scoring quickstep this week

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week two results – as it happened

We saw the first elimination of the series and a rousing Tina Turner tribute routine. Now the 14 remaining pairs dance through to Movie Week

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