Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has addressed her alleged feud with Brendan Cole describing him as “an amazing dancer, amazing person”.Ballas, 57, and Cole clashed on air during the last series of the BBC One show over his tango with Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins.New Zealand-born Cole revealed in January he would not be returning to Strictly following the BBC’s “editorial decision” not to renew his contract.In an interview with Hello! magazine, Ballas said: “I don’t have any recollection on a personal level of bridges ever being broken or rebuilt between me and Brendan.“He is an amazing dancer, an amazing person, whose career I have followed for many, many years and I’m extremely proud of what he’s achieved both at work and at home.“One of the things people learn with me is I don’t need to pull someone else down to build myself up and I will live and die by that rule.“There … [Read more...] about Strictly’s Shirley Ballas says Brendan Cole an amazing dancer and amazing person
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Shirley Ballas calls Brendan Cole an ‘amazing person’ following their bitter on-air clash
STRICTLY Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has addressed her alleged feud with Brendan Cole describing him as "an amazing dancer, amazing person". Head judge Ballas, 57, and Cole clashed on air during the last series of the BBC One show over his tango with Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins. New Zealand-born Cole revealed in January he would not be returning to Strictly following the BBC's "editorial decision" not to renew his contract. In an interview with Hello! magazine, Ballas said: "I don't have any recollection on a personal level of bridges ever being broken or rebuilt between me and Brendan. "He is an amazing dancer, an amazing person, whose career I have followed for many, many years and I'm extremely proud of what he's achieved both at work and at home. "One of the things people learn with me is I don't need to pull someone else down to build myself up and I will live and die by that rule." She added: "There has been no face-to-face confrontation. "All I can say is … [Read more...] about Shirley Ballas calls Brendan Cole an ‘amazing person’ following their bitter on-air clash
Strictly judge Shirley Ballas denies rift with ‘amazing’ dancer Brendan Cole
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has denied ever falling out with dancer Brendan Cole, even praising him as “amazing”. Ballas, 57, and Cole clashed in the last series of the BBC One show over his tango with Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins. Then in January, New Zealand-born Cole, 41, revealed he was leaving the show as the Beeb had decided not to renew his contract. But head judge Ballas said: “I don’t have any recollection of bridges ever being broken or rebuilt between me and Brendan. "He is an amazing dancer, an amazing person, whose career I have followed for many, many years. “I’m extremely proud of what he’s achieved at work and at home. “One of the things with me is I don’t need to pull someone down to build myself up. I will live and die by that rule. “There has been no face-to-face confrontation and all I can say is I wish him, his wife and their two beautiful children well because, … [Read more...] about Strictly judge Shirley Ballas denies rift with ‘amazing’ dancer Brendan Cole
Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas lands bumper pay rise to equal Len Goodman’s £250k old salary
STRICTLY Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has been given a huge pay rise ahead of her second series on the show. For her first series, Shirley, 57, was paid £180,000 by the BBC - £70,000 short of the amount given to her predecessor Len Goodman, 73, for the same role. However, following the furore surrounding the gender pay gap at the Corporation, bosses have increased her pay packet to match Len's. A source told the Daily Mirror: "Shirley was thrilled her salary was brought up to what Len Goodman was paid in the role of head judge. “She couldn’t see why she should get less than the person she replaced – especially after more than proving herself in her first year. It’s a great victory for equal pay.” Bruno Tonioli, 62, also receives £250,000 for his services, in line with the amount he's paid to do Dancing With The Stars in the US, while Darcey Bussell, 48, and Craig Revel-Horwood, 53, each get £180,000. The Sun confirmed earlier … [Read more...] about Strictly Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas lands bumper pay rise to equal Len Goodman’s £250k old salary
Shirley Ballas scores huge pay rise to match Len Goodman after BBC gender row
Shirley Ballas has won a £70,000 pay rise to match former Strictly head judge Len Goodman – after the BBC gender pay row. Shirley was paid £180,000 last year by the BBC – less than Len’s £250,000 for doing the same job. She was given parity after a national outcry over salary gaps between men and women at the Corporation. A Strictly source said: “Shirley was thrilled her salary was brought up to what Len Goodman was paid in the role of head judge. “She couldn’t see why she should get less than the person she replaced – especially after more than proving herself in her first year. It’s a great victory for equal pay.” Tonight friends said LA-based Shirley was “highly likely” to sign the new deal. The former world champ – dubbed The Queen of Latin – joined the show last year, replacing Len, 73, after 12 years leading the panel. She was offered the same £180,000 deal as judges Darcey Bussell, … [Read more...] about Shirley Ballas scores huge pay rise to match Len Goodman after BBC gender row