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Hana Carter

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas nearly quit dancing over 'abuse and bullying'

Strictly Come Dancing queen Shirley Ballas said that she was bullied so badly in the dance industry that she nearly quit.

The judge on the BBC prime time show said that she spent most of the start of her career "on the verge of a nervous breakdown".

Shirley, 62, said how the "men at the top" of the dance industry were "bullies who like to control everything", adding that they would often block her from getting work.

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