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24 Apr 2023, 11:28
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Shirley Ballas has spoken about the new series of Strictly Come Dancing and confirmed she would be returning as the head judge.
The dancer revealed the show would be thinking “outside the box” for the 2023 celebrity line-up but was careful not to mention any names when she joined Good Morning Britain today (24th April).
She did reveal: “I will tell you, just when you think it can’t get any better, it does!
“The BBC are way outside the box and they’re putting on the show of a lifetime.”
Ballas also revealed she hoped a certain member of the Royal Family would be taking part in the 2023 series and admitted: “I would love Zara Tindall on!”
During the interview with hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, the judge also addressed rumours that she wouldn’t be returning to Strictly after arguments over pay.
She explained: First of all, I can clarify there was arguing with the BBC over pay. We’re in a living crisis where finances in different homes are very very difficult.
“It’s not true. And no arguing! It is what it is. We’re going through a crisis… I don’t know where the information comes from but it’s not true. I don’t know where people leak things from, where people get information from.”
Shirley also opened up about coming back to the show after receiving a lot of online abuse in 2022, and added: “I’ve got a young man helping me with my social media, and my son Mark, and everything will be filtered. He’s amazing, he helps me with everything, he reads everything, and I have a young man here called Harry who will help with Mark’s guidance.”
This comes after news that former Strictly head judge Len Goodman sadly passed away at the age of 78. Shirley replaced Goodman as head judge when he left the show in 2016 and has long been a supporter of his.
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