The head judge of Britain’s favorite entertainment show, Strictly Come Dancing, has hinted that she may quit her role following massive online abuse in the 2022 season.
Shirley Ballas, who has been a judge on the show since 2017, revealed she faced unprecedented criticism during last year’s run, with trolls criticizing her decisions and accusing her of ageism and sexism in choosing who to send home. send.
Now Ballas, a former Latin dance world champion whose son Mark used to perform dancing with the stars telling British newspaper Daily Mirror that the 2022 season could be her last after abuse “got out of hand” and she was forced to see a doctor for the first time in five decades of her professional dancing career to relieve her stress .
The judge said that of all the social media messages she received after announcing her choices on the show, “one in five were hateful” – and accused her of bias against certain candidates.
No doubt BBC bosses will be happy to employ the services of Ballas – one of Britain’s highest-paid entertainers – but she is unsure whether she will return:
“It was a tough series, I’ll leave it at that… I’ll get back to it strict? I always take one step at a time.”
Source: Deadline
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