Strictly judge Shirley Ballas' 11-word statement over 'awful' time on show

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As Strictly Come Dancing celebrates its milestone anniversary, head judge Shirley Ballas says there's nowhere she would rather be. "Strictly is so special to me and to the nation, there's a reason it's been around for 20 years," she tells the Mirror : "There's just something so magical about it, and when you step onto that ballroom floor you really do feel it." "I'd never want to leave Strictly ," she has previously told us, adding, "I'll be on TV and on the tour for as long as they'll have me.