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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Strictly’s Shirley Ballas reveals she ‘cried’ after harsh comment from judge following son’s birth

Shirley Ballas has revealed she was reduced to tears by cruel comments about her postpartum body at the height of her competitive career.

The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 64, welcomed her son Mark, 38, with her second husband Corky Ballas, who she married in 1985 and won Professional Latin with at Blackpool Dance Festival in 1995 and 1996. The pair were also crowned US International Latin Champions seven times.

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