Strictly's Shirley Ballas 'scared to leave home' due to trolls' violent threats

Eddie Kadi's time on Strictly Come Dancing has come to an end as he lost out to reality star Zara McDermott during Sunday's tense dance-off. Following the comedian and actor's performance on Saturday, he and dance partner Karen Hauer performed their routine again - which was a Samba to Calm Down by Rema and Selena Gomez.

As Strictly Come Dancing enters its fifth week, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, and Motsi Mabuse have returned as regulars on our screens. In 2021, the show's judging panel underwent a major transformation when former professional dancer Anton took the place of Bruno Tonioli, who had been a part of the show since its inception in 2004. While we are all familiar with the judges on screen, here’s a closer look at their love lives off screen.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has claimed she's eaten the same meal backstage of the iconic BBC show for the last six years in a bid to keep slim as she spoke out on her strict eating habits and how she stays in shape.

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge, Shirley Ballas, has revealed that she's hired a personal assistant to help her deal with nasty messages. The 63 year old dance pro, who is currently judging the 21st series of the BBC One show, has previously spoken about being targeted by online trolls.

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has revealed she has hired a personal assistant who “syphons through” hateful messages sent to her. The former dancer has spoken out previously about being trolled online.

Strictly's head judge Shirley Ballas says the secret heartache she suffered during last year's dancing contest has been tempered as she looks forward to the arrival of her son Mark's new baby.

Shirley Ballas was forced to backtrack on telling women they should carry Tasers to protect themselves.The Strictly Come Dancing judge suggested that woman should carry the weapon but later apologised when she was informed that they are illegal for personal use.The 63-year-old had not realised that Tasers, which can shock people with a 50,000 volt charge, are only allowed to be used by trained police in the UK. She made the comments on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour, when she said: "All women in today's society should become more vigilant. It's important that people take care of themselves, maybe carry Tasers, things like that.

Gone are the days when celebs fibbed about their ‘tweakments’.These days, stars – including Kerry Katona – can barely keep quiet about their not-so-secret glow-ups! KERRY KATONA Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona says she was “blown away” by the results of a non-surgical facelift after sharing before and after snaps with fans last week.The mum-of-five, 43, admitted she was “so scared” about “messing with [her] face”, but felt she was at an age where “it’s ok to have tweaks done here, and there”. She added, “I feel so amazing – I can’t believe the results.

Shirley Ballas has clapped back at claims she was 'drinking' before the latest live episode of Strictly Come Dancing after her scores were questioned. The BBC One dance contest's head judge faced some backlash over her scoring following movie week in the ballroom.

Shirley Ballas has spoken out on the terrifying alleged kidnap plot against Holly Willoughby admitting the news has made her 'nervous'.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has revealed she is being more 'cautious' about her own personal safety since the alleged Holly Willoughby's 'kidnap plot'. Holly Willoughby is currently on 'indefinite leave' from This Morning following an alleged plot to 'kidnap and murder' her. Gavin Plumb appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Friday, 6 October, charged with soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap of the star.

Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing saw Shirley Ballas give the first ten of the series, following comedian Eddie Kadi's turn on the dance floor. Eddie and dance partner Karen Hauer took to the floor with the series's first Couple’s Choice as they performed a unique dance to Men in Black, the theme song to the hit sci-fi comedy of the same name. Following the dance, Head Judge Shirley told the pair: "This was slick, this had style, it was entertaining.

The second celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing has been confirmed following a tense dance-off. All 14 couples took to the dance floor on Saturday, 7 October, as movie week hit the studio, but it went better for some than others.This week, it was time for a new leader on the leader board as TV presenter Angela Scanlon and her partner Carlos Gu scored an impressive 35 out of 40.

Strictly Come Dancing is famous for conjuring strong bonds between the professional dancers and their celebrity partners – but in Eddie Kadi’s case, it’s head judge Shirley Ballas who has captured his heart.The comic, 40, who is partnered with Karen Hauer, blew Shirley a kiss during show one and was thrilled to get one back. In show two, Shirley praised Eddie’s “thrust”. Now he says they have a “connection”.

Layton Williams left fans amazed on Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing with his latest performance during Movie Week.The musical theatre star, 29, dressed in a pink shirt and long skirt to play Sandy in Grease while his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin played Danny.They danced a Viennese Waltz to There Are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease, getting a score of 28 from judges Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood. He received mixed comments, with Craig telling him he gave the dance "too much attack" while Anton gave Layton a dance masterclass on one aspect of the dance.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nigel Harman has spoken out after receiving critical comments from one of the show's judges following his latest performance. Strictly judge Shirley Ballas came under fire on Saturday night for being 'picky' over the former EastEnders actor's performance.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have accused head judge Shirley Ballas of giving out low scores to the female contestants on the show, just a year after she was hit with a sexism row.The experienced dancer gave a lower score than her fellow judges to celebrities, Anglea Rippon, Zara McDermott, and Ellie Leach on Saturday, 30 September. As Shirley gave her feedback and then her score during the show, she was booed by members of the live audience.

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have been left disappointed after former Family Fortunes presenter Les Dennis became the first star to be voted off this year's show.The first dance-off of the latest series took place on Sunday, 1 October, with Les and his partner Nancy Xu, as well as Nikita Kanada and her pro partner Gorka Marquez. Les and Nancy lost out as judges Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel-Horwood and Anton Du Beke voted to save Nikita and Gorka. Craig Revel Horwood said: "The couple I would like to save and who I think danced the best on the night and was the most improved is Nikita and Gorka." Following that, Motsi Mabuse agreed as she added: "Both couples danced better in the dance off.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has been dating boyfriend Danny Taylor for five years, but has now revealed to fans that they have an 'unconventional' relationship.The 63-year-old met 50-year-old actor Danny in panto but rumours had been doing the rounds recently that the pair had split after Shirley admitted she hadn't seen him in "months". However, the dancing judge has firmly put speculation to rest and gushed that Danny is "the kindest and nicest man" she's ever met.

Strictly viewers slammed Shirley Ballas for her "bad cop" critique of actor Nigel Harman's performance on Saturday night.The actor, 50, danced a Viennese Waltz to Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez for week two of the competition with partner Katya Jones and received a score of 27/40 for the performance. After his high-scoring Paso Doble last week which saw him labelled as one to watch, Shirley didn't hold back with her critique of this week's dance after starting positive, saying: "Graceful arms and a lovely connection together." She then added: "Too many technical errors,” and listed off mistakes he made, saying he could do better by focusing on "simple footwork faults." But Anton said: “It was lovely, your intimacy was lovely and your storytelling was immaculate." However, he urged Nigel to take Shirley’s comments on board as he would be a better dancer for it.