{"id":4582,"date":"2021-09-18T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T09:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1355070"},"modified":"2021-09-18T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T10:06:16","slug":"shirley-ballas-hints-she-could-leave-strictly-soon","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/shirley-ballas-hints-she-could-leave-strictly-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley Ballas hints she could leave Strictly soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Strictly Come Dancing head judge is considering a move to the US. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 18 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Shirley Ballas has suggested that she could leave <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-start-date-news\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> next year and relocate to the US after admitting that she doesn\u2019t feel \u201csettled\u201d in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/shirley-ballas-drops-huge-hint-25012550&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mirror<\/a>, the Strictly head judge said she\u2019s considering a move across the pond and is \u201cjust figuring out\u201d what her future on the BBC One show may be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I will ever be settled. My heart is torn because my son lives in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife and I know they are going to start a family at some point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo do I want to be a part of those children\u2019s lives? Of course I do. So it is just figuring out, am I here for the run of Strictly?<\/p> <p>\u201cIt is all balance. I am not one who feels, \u2018Oh this is my armchair and this is how it is going to be for the next 10 years,\u2019 and that is what makes my life exciting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really know. Will I keep this job next year? Will my grandchildren dance? Is my son coming over? It is difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shirley Ballas\u2019s son is Mark Ballas, a former professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars in the US, a show on which Shirley previously worked as a dance coach.<\/p>\n<p>Ballas joined Strictly Come Dancing as the new head judge back in 2017, replacing long-time commentator Len Goodman.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s series of Strictly Come Dancing begins tonight on BBC One, with the likes of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/dan-walker-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dan Walker<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tom-fletcher-strictly-come-dancing-injury-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tom Fletcher<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/judi-love-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Judi Love<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rose Ayling-Ellis<\/a> in the 2021 line-up.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\"><section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\"><strong>Strictly Come Dancing starts on BBC One on Saturday 18th September. 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