Shirley Ballas has said she hopes to get engaged to boyfriend Daniel Taylor next year – and already has some very specific plans for her big day .
The Strictly Come Dancing judge says she has already chosen her “bridesmaids” – including the BBC show’s professional dancers Giovanni Pernice, Gorka Marquez and Johannes Radebe.
The ballroom champ and choreographer started dating her actor boyfriend in 2019 after they worked together in a Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime in Liverpool.
Now Shirl, who has been married twice previously, is hoping he’ll pop the question next year.
She told MailOnline: “Maybe next year is on the cards, possibly.
“For my bridesmaids it would be my gaggle of gays, (her friends) Alan and Nathan from America, I am already thinking about that.
“It wouldn’t be straightforward, it would have a twist in it. Johannes, Gorka and Giovanni could be bridesmaids too. That could be fun.”
Speaking about their relationship, she added: “We’re very 50/50 so women have equality like men. So if I cook, he’ll wash up, he’ll vacuum and I’ll clean. He’s that type of person. He’s definitely a keeper for sure.”
The 60-year-old star also hasn’t ruled out proposing herself, adding: “I don’t know, we have mentioned it once or twice.”
The judge was married to Texan ballroom dancer Corky Ballas between 1985 and 2007 and the pair have a 34-year-old son, Mark.
Prior to that she was married to dance partner Sammy Stopford between 1980 and 1984.
