Shirley Ballas may not return to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ next year.
The 57-year-old legendary dancer has received mixed reviews from viewers since joining the ballroom and latin judging panel in September and has admitted, although she’d love to reclaim her seat next year, she doesn’t know if bosses will want her back.
Speaking on ‘This Morning’ on Friday (08.12.17), she said: "We haven’t finished the season yet. I’ve had the most spectacular time. There have been some things to get used to like Twitter and the press. But generally I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every minute of being on the show. As of yet, nothing has been decided. So we will wait and see."
The dance expert took over as head judge on the show from Len Goodman – who quit last year because he couldn’t deal with the travelling between the UK and US anymore – and she has admitted stepping into such well-loved shoes was "terrifying."
She explained: "I’m quite a perfectionist. When I first came on and I had to judge the first show, it was terrifying. I take my job extremely seriously. You are totally under scrutiny. I go from week to week. I’m married to what I do. I think I did pretty good. I would probably give myself ‘seven’. In anything you do there is room for improvement."
However, Shirley recently admitted she "dreads" having to judge the dance-off every week because, as head judge, she has the deciding vote.
She said: "That results show was incredibly hard. Having the deciding vote is the hardest part of this job and the thing I dread every week.
"They were both fantastic couples and it was so difficult to do. I was as shocked as everyone that they were in the dance-off.
"The fact that they were in the bottom two showed they did not have enough public votes. The judges make their decision based on the dance-off alone, not on previous performances. It is getting really tough now – it’s anyone’s to win.
"But if you have a favourite, make sure you vote."
Shirley Ballas may not return to Strictly Come Dancing
