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Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has declared her love life a 'disaster' (Picture: Ken McKay/ ITV/ Shutterstock) Shirley Ballas has labelled her love life a 'disaster' after confirming her split from partner Danny Taylor. Last year the Strictly Come Dancing head judge, 64, revealed she no longer had plans to marry Danny, 51. The couple had been together since 2019 after first meeting while working on a pantomime production.
Danny is a trained ballroom dancer who has also appeared in soaps including Brookside and The Bill. Although they got engaged in 2021, two years later Shirley confirmed they'd called off wedding plans as she didn't want to walk down the aisle again and had 'changed her mind' about marriage. Despite staying together after that, and trying to make a long-distance relationship work, Shirley has now said they've split.
She's confirmed her split from partner of six years Danny Taylor (Picture: Karwai Tang/ WireImage) 'Currently, I've just split with my boyfriend,' she said. 'My relationships have been a disaster, all the way along the line. 'But what I am truly grateful for is that I still have my mother, and that she lives with me, and I get these precious moments with her.
Because my mother is the only thing that's been a staple in my life. No friend, no marriage, no nothing,' she added when speaking to Jamie Laing on his Great Company podcast. Shirley, who has been married twice and engaged four times, went on to share the loves of her life were her son Mark, 38, and her 87-year-old mum, Audrey.
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