BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Balls reveals ' best day of her life' as she ditches show for TV role
22.11.2023 - 14:37
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Shirley Ballas has said she had one of the 'best days of her life' as she ditched Strictly Come Dancing for another TV role. The BBC One dance contest's head judge, known as the 'Queen of Latin', has swapped the ballroom for the Tardis, it has been revealed.
Russell T Davies confirmed that Shirley will make a guest appearance in the upcoming series of Doctor Who while she said she is "very excited" for people to see her in the sci-fi show, as she appeared alongside screenwriter and producer Davies on BBC Morning Live on Wednesday.
The new series of the long-running BBC show will begin over the festive period, with Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor and Millie Gibson playing his companion Ruby Sunday. Morning Live presenter Gethin Jones teased Russell that there was someone else in the studio who could “potentially” be on Doctor Who.
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It is then when he replied: "Do you mean the top secret information that Shirley Ballas is going to appear in Doctor Who?" Shirley then said: "The filming was one of the best days of my life. We’re doing a guest appearance with Jojo (Strictly professional Johannes Radebe) where I actually get to perform with Jojo and so many other dancers on the show, so I’m very, very excited for people to watch."
Russell said he ensured he was on set the day Shirley was filming as there was "no way" we could miss it. Ahead of the new series, three special episodes will be aired to mark the 60th anniversary of the show, with David Tennant returning as the Time Lord alongside his former companion Donna Noble,