Shirley Ballas has reportedly split from her fiance.
It's said the 64-year-old, who is Head Judge on Strictly, has ended things with her one-time fiance, 51-year-old actor Danny Taylor. The pair got engaged in 2021 before calling it off and staying together.
It's believed Shirley and Danny remain friends and that the relationship ran its course with no help from the long distance between them. A source told The Sun: "As with any break-up, it is, of course, a very sad situation.
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"She gave her all to that relationship and in the end came to the realisation that it wasn't going anywhere. She made a lot of effort to see Danny and support his theatre and panto work, travelling up and down the country.
"Distance also played its part - Shirley lives in :London with her mother and Danny remains based in Liverpool; that commute is a killer. But Shirley is a strong, resilient character and is looking better than ever. She will 100% bounce back - 2025 promises to be an absolute corker for her."
Shirley and Danny, a trained ballroom dancer, met back in 2018, when they appeared in the Jack and the Beanstalk panto. Discussing their romance, Shirley said: "We met on panto as friends. It didn’t really take off until March… for him.
"I fell in love way before... I think for me it was [at] first sight. He was going through a difficult time in his relationship. We did become friends and then probably in about February I said, 'I love you Danny' and he said, 'I know'. It took a while."
Shirley previously hit. She said: "Danny and I are still together contrary to anything you might read. Who knows [if we'll get married]."
The so-called Strictly curse refers to the stars on the show who have ended up splitting from their partners. Some Strictly romances were surrounded in scandal, such as when Seann Walsh was spotted kissing his dance partner Katya Jones, and thus cheating on his girlfriend.
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