Shirley Ballas wants Anton Du Beke to stay on Strictly judging panel

OHMYGOSSIP — Shirley Ballas has begged ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ bosses to let Anton Du Beke stay on the judging panel.
The ballroom professional – who joined ‘Strictly’ as head judge, replacing Len Goodman, in 2017 – wants Anton to stay on permanently despite Bruno Tonioli being set to return for the new series later this year.
Du Beke temporarily stood in for Tonioli during the pandemic, as the lockdown made it difficult for Bruno to fly back and forth between UK and US, where he was filming ‘Dancing with the Stars’.
Shirley, 61, is now hoping to make it a five-judge panel featuring Bruno, Anton, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and herself.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: “I hope Anton stays, but we could have five seats. I just did the tour with Bruno and he was on point and on form.
“There is nobody like Bruno. He is a force to be reckoned with.”
Pro dancers Oti Mabuse and Aljaz Skorjanec have both now left the show but Shirley has teased that we could see a few homegrown talents join as replacements instead.
She added: “There are a few people coming in now who are absolutely off the chart. Trust me, it will be amazing.
“I won’t say any names as they are all in the running. There are a few homegrown talents, as they are trained and they represent this country. It would be nice to see.
“I know Aljaz very well and he has been phenomenal on the show and so has Oti. It is time for them to fly the coop, fly the nest and off they go.”

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