Strictly’s Shirley Ballas wows in bikini after shedding nine pounds in just seven days

SHIRLEY Ballas has wowed her followers by posing in a series of bikinis.

The 62-year-old showed off her recent weight loss after shedding nine pounds in just seven days.

The Strictly Come Dancing judge told her fans she was “feeling fabulous” as she slipped into the swimwear.

Shirley captioned her images: “I’m on my way to feeling healthy and embracing my authentic self. I’m juicing each day, I’m loving my @hotpodyogadulwich in the mornings and I’m taking time to relax with my mum after my Skyathlon.

“A reminder for you all to love yourself and your bodies no matter what others say or how hard it may be. Your body is your home that carries you through this journey called life.”

Her followers rushed to comment on the snaps, with one person writing: “Looking absolutely stunning Shirley.”

A second said: “You look beautiful – what a great set of pins!!”

And a third added: “Wow Shirley you look absolutely beautiful and what a fabulous figure you have.”

The dancer recently spent a week on a luxury juice retreat in Portugal and insisted she’ll be sticking with her new healthy habits now she’s home.

Shirley said: “I lost 9lb. Yoga is definitely something I’m going to keep up throughout the whole Strictly series.

“I have cleansed my system too, I do colonic irrigation, I’m up at 5am every morning.”

The dancer added to MailOnline: “I wasn’t there to sunbathe, I was there to take every spin class, two hours hiking up hills that would put my heart rate close to 179, that’s how high we were going.

“It was a tough, tough week of hard work but I came back really rejuvenated.”