Strictly’s Shirley Ballas explains reason she’s forced to wear wigs

Shirley Ballas, 62, is currently head judge on her sixth season of Strictly Come Dancing, with the same immaculate and faultless style she’s had since 2017. However, the star recently admitted she has to wear wigs on the show, and gets a little extra help from laser and botox treatments too, amid backlash over her verdicts on the panel this year.Shirley is the iconic figurehead of Strictly Come Dancing. While celebrities, professionals and even other judges come and go, the former dancer has remained the ‘poster-child’ for the show. However, keeping up the image is not as simple as it seems, and Shirley revealed she has been trying to shake it up this season. She revealed that her fellow judge Motsi Mabuse has been a big inspiration for updating her style. READ MORE: Geena Davis reflects on ‘devastating’ moment Bill Murray pulled down her dress on live TV Shirley Ballas, 62, admitted she uses wigs on Strictly as her hair is thinning (Image: BBC) Shirley also revealed she has had laser and botox treatments ‘but only a little’ (Image: BBC) Shirley first appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 (Image: BBC/GETTY) There are currently nine celebrities left in the Strictly Come Dancing competition (Image: EXPRESS)The dance teacher admitted that she receives some criticism and backlash on every season of Strictly, but that this year has been particularly difficult. Shirley explained that being in the public eye has affected the way she views herself. She said: ‘You can go through life and think you’re OK, then the most simple thing can trigger a lifetime of self-hate and self-loathing.’I’ve experienced that and that’s what I’m going through right now. It’s hard to shift it.’DONT MISS: Tony Adams bids emotional farewell as Ellie Simmonds’ shock Strictly exit sparks backlashMichael Douglas, 78, looks frail as he continues to show off new hair at basketball gameBBC backlash as pro dancer hits out over ‘frustrating’ filming of Strictly routinesShirley entered the world of dance at the age of seven, an industry notorious for its staggeringly high standards.She explained that after years of being told she wasn’t enough, having people on social media highlight her flaws has been the tipping point for her. The ballroom star said: ‘I’ve been told all these years, ‘You’re not good enough’, and then people on social media start reiterating that. ‘The other week I had my hair up and someone said, ‘You’ve got big ears.’