BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas says 'broken heart' is behind smile in emotional message
09.02.2024 - 15:12
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Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has told fans her smile hides a 'broken heart' as she shared an emotional message on her brother's birthday. The BBC One dance competition's judge was sharing a tribute to her late brother David on what would have been his 65th birthday.
Shirley has been a public supporter of charities including Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) after her brother, David, took his own life. She has spoken about the impact the loss has had on her as well as their mother and their family over the years.
In her latest social media post, Shirley shared a picture of a young David as well as photos of him from throughout the years before his tragic passing. "Today would have been my darling brother David’s 65th birthday," she started the caption of her post.
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The 63-year-old continued to write as if she were speaking to her beloved brother, filling him in on how she and his family are now and telling him of the arrival of his great-nephew, Shirley's grandson Banksi.
She continued: "David, I miss you so very very much. Behind my smile is still a broken heart that I don’t think will ever repair. But our darling mum, @markballas and @mischiefminky talk about you every single day. Your beautiful daughter Mary is doing amazingly well. We know you’re looking down on her feeling so proud. She’s engaged now to a phenomenally kind man, I know you would love him.
"Mark is a dad, Mum is now a great-grandmother and I’m a grandma. Can you believe it ? Banksi is beautiful and I know you’d just adore him. I’m remembering