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Shirley Ballas breaks down in tears as she reads moving letter to her brother David - 22 years after he took his own life: 'If love alone could've kept you here, you'd still be right by my side'


The Strictly Come Dancing judge's older brother David took his own life in 2003 aged 44, and the dancer, 65, has spoken openly about how he struggled with depression.

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