Shirley Ballas: Strictly Come Dancing judge rushed to hospital after hitting her head in dramatic fall
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has been rushed to hospital after falling and hitting her head on a glass table.
The 65-year-old head judge on the BBC dancing programme said she was taking time to heal her neck and back following the incident, but had not injured her skull.
In a post on Instagram, Ballas said: “Thank you to all who reached out to see how I’m doing. Scary fall backwards hitting my head on the glass dressing table.
“Trip to hospital to get a brain scan. Fortunately for me no cracked skull. I’ll rest a few days to heal my neck and back.
“Hugs (and) thank you to @barbara_mccoll (a fellow professional dancer) for getting my emergency appointment and to Sammy Stopford (her ex-husband) for taking me, and sitting with me all day. Gratitude, as the doctor said I was very lucky.”
Ballas is due to take part in the Strictly Come Dancing live tour with fellow judges Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood when it begins next week, with 30 shows scheduled until February 15.
The Wirral-born star joined Strictly in 2017, and made her debut as head judge in September that year.