Overview
- Industry blogger RealitySteve says a new Dancing With The Stars spin-off will feature Robert Irwin as host with judges Mark Ballas and his mother, Shirley.
- The reported format would award the winner a spot as a professional on the next DWTS season, with an announcement flagged as coming soon by the source.
- Neither Shirley Ballas nor the BBC has confirmed the report, and outlets say they have requested comment from her representatives.
- Scheduling is a key question because Strictly Come Dancing typically films from September to December, the same window often used by DWTS projects.
- Mark Ballas is a longtime former DWTS professional who announced in 2023 that he was stepping away from performing, and Strictly is already navigating change after hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman exited in late 2025.