Strictly star Shirley Ballas' last photo with ex-fiancé comes as a shock amid bombshell breakup

Strictly Come Dancing judge, Shirley Ballas, has reportedly divided with her long-time spouse Danny Taylor - conscionable 3 years aft announcing their engagement

Shirley Ballas and her semipermanent spouse looked each inch the loved-up mates successful their past societal media station - with the photograph amazingly showing nary motion of what was to travel conscionable weeks later.

The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 64, got engaged to Danny Taylor, 51, 3 years ago, but shocked fans connected Tuesday erstwhile it was announced the brace had called it quits.

In his past Instagram post, Danny tin beryllium seen snuggling Shirley successful a whirlpool connected vacation with a immense grin connected his face. Captioning the drawback - which was posted lone 4 weeks agone - helium wrote: "Lovely representation popped up determination of maine and the lady. See her precise soon x."

Fans loved the photograph successful which the Latin champion besides looks deliriously happy, arsenic 1 replied: "What a beauteous couple" portion different responded: "Gorgeous couple. Love you 2 together."

According to caller reports, it was Shirley that made the determination to extremity her relationship. After quality of the breakup broke, she took to her Instagram Stories to stock a screenshot of a FaceTime telephone with her person Alan Grundy, writing: "When you person had a pugnacious time and you spot this grin @grundyalan you tin hopefully sleep. My person for galore years."

Shirley and Danny got engaged successful 2021, nevertheless six months aft the BBC prima revealed the brace had ended their engagement, but were inactive successful a relationship.

They archetypal met each different successful 2018 erstwhile they were starring successful pantomime successful Jack and the Beanstalk. Danny is besides a trained ballroom dancer and has appeared successful soaps similar Brookside and The Bill.

Recently it's been reported that Shirley has been engaged focusing connected her travels and work, portion Danny is besides concentrating connected his theatre career. Unfortunately, the region betwixt them - Shirley moving successful London and Danny surviving successful Liverpool portion travelling astir the state - seems to person led to their breakup.

A root told The Sun: “As with immoderate break-up, it is, of course, a precise bittersweet situation. She gave her each to that narration and successful the extremity came to the realisation that it wasn't going anywhere. She made a batch of effort to spot Danny and enactment his theatre and panto work, travelling up and down the country."

They added: "Distance besides played its portion - Shirley lives successful London with her parent and Danny remains based successful Liverpool; that commute is simply a killer. But Shirley is simply a strong, resilient quality and is looking amended than ever. She volition 100% bounce backmost - 2025 promises to beryllium an implicit corker for her."

Shirley antecedently opened up astir her romance with Danny, telling the Mirror she felt an instant transportation with him, sharing: "I deliberation for maine it was [at] archetypal sight. He was going done a hard clip successful his relationship. We did go friends and past astir apt successful astir February I said, 'I emotion you Danny' and helium said, 'I know'. It took a while."

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