Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas throws doubt on show future ahead of new series
STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas has thrown doubt on the show’s future ahead of the new series.
Shirley, 62, may be gearing up to welcome a brand new roster of celebs to the BBC show – but it appears she’s less optimistic about her own position.
When asked about her plans to remain as head judge, she told the Express, “Well, tomorrow’s promised to nobody.”
“So I will take one day at a time, let’s this week and these challenges out of the way first and let’s see if we live to tell the tale!”
The stars of this year’s competition met earlier this month to get started in training.
The group, including Coronation Street star Ellie Leach and EastEnders actor Bobby will be officially introduced alongside their dance partners on Saturday 23 September.
Earlier this month, Les Dennis was the final name announced for the upcoming series.
He will join soap stars past and present on the dancefloor, including former EastEnders star Nigel Harman and Waterloo Road star Adam Thomas.
The Strictly line-up also includes Paralympic champion Jody Cundy and former British number one tennis player Annabel Croft as well as BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast Show host Nikita Kanda.
Actress Amanda Abbington, Bad Education star Layton Williams and broadcaster Angela Rippon will also compete.
They will be joined by journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy, comedian Eddie Kadi, Irish TV presenter Angela Scanlon and former Love Island star Zara McDermott.
The BBC show – hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly – will run for 13 weeks and finish on Saturday December 16.
Judges Shirley, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke, will all be back on the panel.
