Man admits stalking Strictly judge Shirley Ballas in six-year campaign
She then became a dance coach and judge for ballroom and Latin American competitions, and replaced Len Goodman as the head judge on Strictly in 2017.
She has also written a crime novel, Murder on the Dance Floor, published by Harper Collins.
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