'Strictly Come Dancing' Reveals Len Goodman's Successor As Head Judge
Shirley Ballas, a.k.a. 'The Queen of Latin', will step into the vacant head judge spot on the 'Strictly' panel in September.
After months of speculation, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has at least revealed who is to replace Len Goodman as the panel’s head judge – and they’ve picked from the world of dance rather than from the world of celebrity.
Shirley Ballas, a former champion ballroom dancer who is nicknamed ‘The Queen of Latin’, is not exactly a household name, but it is she who is to step in when ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ returns later this year. A respected figure in the dance industry as a coach and as a judge, Ballas retired from dancing competitively in 1996.
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