Shirley Ballas

Shirley Annette Ballas is an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator. She specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles which earned her the nickname The Queen of Latin. In 2017, Ballas was appointed head judge on the BBC TV show, Strictly Come Dancing following the departure of Len Goodman.

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Shirley Ballas pays heartfelt tribute to Strictly Come Dancing star after his death aged 46

Strictly Come Dancing star dies as Shirley Ballas pays moving tribute to 'dear friend'

Strictly star Shirley Ballas supported following heartbreaking death of friend: ‘I’ll miss you deeply’

Strictly Come Dancing fans divided by Shirley Ballas after Lewis Cope and Katya Jones critique

Shirley Ballas Defends Son Mark Ballas' Samba With Whitney Leavitt on ‘DWTS’

Shirley Ballas declares ‘I probably got what I deserved’ as she lifts lid on love split

Shirley Ballas, 65, breaks down in tears and says she 'can't imagine life without' her mother Audrey, 88, as she details their unbreakable bond

Shirley Ballas reveals surgery regrets and her fears she'll 'look like a pensioner with bingo wings on Strictly' as she admits she had 'fat sucked out of my arms and stuck in my face'

Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas’ response as deciding vote power is taken away

Strictly bosses change dance-off rules to 'protect Shirley Ballas after she endured years of death threats and online abuse over her decisions'

Strictly's Shirley Ballas, 65, admits she's been 'rudely' rejected by celebrity dating app Raya - almost a year after her shock split from fiancé Danny Taylor, 53

Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas rejected from celeb dating app after split from fiancé

Shirley Ballas, 65, showcases her amazing facial transformation following £4K procedure ahead of Strictly Come Dancing launch

Shirley Ballas, 64, puts on a leggy display in a rose gold satin robe as she shares glamorous behind-the-scenes snap from Strictly Come Dancing filming

Shirley Ballas’ heartbreak after family ‘wouldn’t give’ her the one thing she wanted after ‘deadbeat’ dad’s death

Shirley Ballas reveals she received 'disdainful stares' at her father's funeral after describing him as a 'deadbeat dad'

Shirley Ballas reveals she thought 'she'd be better off dead' and turned to alcohol to cope with depression during the menopause

Shirley Ballas admits she will 'never feel safe again' as she recounts the terrifying moment her stalker followed and confronted her 87-year-old mother Audrey in a supermarket

Shirley Ballas’ ‘sadness’ over split after boyfriend Danny Taylor ‘went missing’ on her birthday

Strictly's Shirley Ballas breaks her silence after ex-fiancé Danny Taylor 'vanished' as she reveals the moment she knew 'it couldn't go on'