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Shirley Ballas is a beauty in blue as she hands out winners prizes and catches a piece of the action at Royal Ascot's Wolferton Stakes race in a balloon-sleeved dress and rose hat


The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 63, beamed as she helped present winners with their prizes at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire.

Despite the furore, head judge Shirley Ballas has stood by the under-fire pro and will join him in hosting a number of dance classes in London next month alongside Anton Du Beke Joining them on the dancefloor are Jowita Przystal , Johannes Radebe , Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola. Executive producer Sarah James said in a statement: 'This year Strictly marks two decades of entertaining the nation and we will be back with a bang in September as we celebrate in style with our incredible team both on and off screen.'

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