Strictly’s Shirley Ballas greets ‘brave’ children going on dream trip to Florida

Shirley Ballas speaks with children at a hangar party at Heathrow Airport in London, as part of the Dreamflight charity trip to Florida (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas danced and laughed with a group of “brave” seriously ill or disabled children ahead of their charity-funded holiday of a lifetime in Florida.

The show’s head judge, 64, chatted and took selfies with the young people before they left on a specially chartered British Airways flight from Heathrow Airport to Orlando on Sunday.