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Laura Armstrong & Jessica Sansome

Shirley Ballas shares uncertain BBC Strictly Come Dancing future as she says she 'may never return' to show after 'all time low'

Shirley Ballas has hinted that her future on Strictly Come Dancing is uncertain after she hit an 'all time low'. The 'Queen of Latin' has been a judge - and head judge no less - on the hit BBC One dance show since 2017 following the departure of Len Goodman.

But after five years, Shirley has suggested she may never return to Strictly after trolls made her life hell. While talks are ongoing, the 62-year-old is yet to sign for a new series after the onslaught of abuse during the last series left her "crying and emotional".

The show's judging panel, which also includes Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke, often find their critique of the competing couples coming under first but Shirley has heartbreakingly said she hit "an all-time low" as the hate messages poured in after every show in the last series.

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