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Liverpool Echo
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Christopher Megrath

Shirley Ballas addresses wage war rumours and judges' 'standoff'

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge, Shirley Ballas, shut down speculation on behind-the-scenes arguments over pay with the BBC.

The ballroom legend joined Good Morning Britain to discuss her return to the panel amid concerns she was too deeply affected by online comments. Shirley admitted it was difficult to read the stories about herself but she's keen to move forward.

She said: "I think at the end of the day, people would write things and it would just be a handful of people, but then the press picks it up and it goes front page or it becomes a larger than life thing.

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