Meet Shirley Ballas’ boyfriend Danny Taylor: Strictly judges beau --[Reported by Umva mag]

SHIRLEY Ballas is the head judge on Strictly who has made headlines when she called off her engagement with Danny Taylor. The couple have been together since 2018 and have been engaged since 2021 before calling it off. Danny and Shirley both have careers in showbizGetty Images Shirley is the head judge on StrictlyPA: Press Association Shirley, who will be trying a shocking stunt on Strictly, has insisted that she is still with Danny, despite deciding not to wed him. So who is her partner, Danny Taylor? West End star  Danny Taylor is an actor, known mainly for his theatre roles in the West End He’s had an extensive career both on stage and screen and is one of the country’s most successful theatre actors. Like his partner Shirley Ballas, he’s a trained dancer in ballroom, tap and waltz and even released an album in 2015 called The Party Is Over. He’s also had parts in TV series including The Bill and Brookside. Shirley has been married twice, before dating DannyPaul Tonge- The Sun A pantomime meeting  Danny met Shirley during rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk, which they both starred in during 2018. They kept their relationship quiet, until The Sun exclusively revealed that they were dating in 2019. News of her new romance came just a week after she had told TV host Lorraine Kelly that she’d met “somebody nice.” Read more on Strictly strictly loved up Meet Strictly judge Shirley Ballas' boyfriend Danny Taylor Strictly's New Presenter Meet Strictly: It Takes Two host and TikToker Niall Gray HOTTING UP Strictly’s Pete & Jowita Przystał fuel romance rumours with biggest clue yet SHOWDOWN Big Brother's SIX house guests revealed as spin-off show Late & Live returns Lights, camera, action Strictly Come Dancing LIVE: Nick Knowles pulls out due to injury HIGH-FLYER Strictly judge will perform incredible stunt to open tonight’s show Shirley discussed how they first met on Loose Women: “We met on panto as friends. “It didn’t really take off until March… for him. “I fell in love way before… I think for me it was first sight.” She added: “He was going through a difficult time in his relationship. “We did become friends and then probably in about February I said, ‘I love you Danny’ and he said, ‘I know’. “It took a while.” A shock split?  Rumours of a shock split swirled after the couple called off their engagement in 2024. They had been engaged since 2021. Shirley gave a blunt rebuttal to the rumours, saying: “Danny and I are still together”. She also said that, although she had already been married twice, Shirley had “changed her mind” about marriage. 

Oct 5, 2024 - 14:52
Meet Shirley Ballas’ boyfriend Danny Taylor: Strictly judges beau --[Reported by Umva mag]

SHIRLEY Ballas is the head judge on Strictly who has made headlines when she called off her engagement with Danny Taylor.

The couple have been together since 2018 and have been engaged since 2021 before calling it off.

Danny and Shirley both have careers in showbiz
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Shirley is the head judge on Strictly
PA: Press Association

Shirley, who will be trying a shocking stunt on Strictly, has insisted that she is still with Danny, despite deciding not to wed him.

So who is her partner, Danny Taylor?

West End star 

Danny Taylor is an actor, known mainly for his theatre roles in the West End

He’s had an extensive career both on stage and screen and is one of the country’s most successful theatre actors.

Like his partner Shirley Ballas, he’s a trained dancer in ballroom, tap and waltz and even released an album in 2015 called The Party Is Over.

He’s also had parts in TV series including The Bill and Brookside.

Shirley has been married twice, before dating Danny
Paul Tonge- The Sun

A pantomime meeting 

Danny met Shirley during rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk, which they both starred in during 2018.

They kept their relationship quiet, until The Sun exclusively revealed that they were dating in 2019.

News of her new romance came just a week after she had told TV host Lorraine Kelly that she’d met “somebody nice.”

Shirley discussed how they first met on Loose Women: “We met on panto as friends.

“It didn’t really take off until March… for him.

“I fell in love way before… I think for me it was first sight.”

She added: “He was going through a difficult time in his relationship.

“We did become friends and then probably in about February I said, ‘I love you Danny’ and he said, ‘I know’.

“It took a while.”

A shock split? 

Rumours of a shock split swirled after the couple called off their engagement in 2024.

They had been engaged since 2021.

Shirley gave a blunt rebuttal to the rumours, saying: “Danny and I are still together”.

She also said that, although she had already been married twice, Shirley had “changed her mind” about marriage. 




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