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Reports Say Shirley Ballas Poised to Join US Dancing With the Stars Panel With Son Mark

Her remarks about wanting to be a more present grandmother have intensified unconfirmed reports of a US move.

Overview

  • Tabloid outlets report Ballas will judge a new Dancing With the Stars spin-off alongside her son Mark, but neither the BBC nor her representatives has confirmed the role.
  • Speculation about her Strictly Come Dancing future has grown because the US show could overlap with Strictly’s September–December production window.
  • Ballas told the Mirror she regrets being away for parts of Mark’s childhood and said she hopes to prioritise family as a grandmother.
  • Mark Ballas, a longtime DWTS professional, lives in the US with his wife BC Jean and their two-year-old son, and outlets say the couple are expecting another child.
  • Some reports name Robert Irwin as host of the spin-off, first flagged by Reality Steve, and the Mirror says an early-stage Broadway project about Ballas is in development.