Strictly’s Shirley Ballas rushed to hospital over fears she cracked her skull in horror fall

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has been rushed to hospital over fears she cracked her skull in a horrific accident.

The TV star was taken to hospital after falling backwards and hitting her head on a glass table. She was given a brain scan by medics. Following the scary incident, Shirley posted an update with fans on social media.

Writing a post on her Instagram story, she explained: “Thank you to all who reached out to see how I’m doing. Scary fall backwards hitting my head on the glass dressing table :(. Trip to hospital to get a brain scan.

“Fortunately for me no cracked skull,” she told fans. “I’ll rest a few days to heel my neck and back. [sic] Hugs thank you to @barbara_mccoll for getting my emergency appointment to Sammy Stopford for taking me, and sitting with me all day. [sic]” She then ended the message with: “Gratitude as the Dr said I was very lucky,” before ending the message with a heart emoji.

The scary incident comes after TV judge recently revealed she is ready to date again, after her split in 2024. Shirley was in a relationship with Danny Taylor, who she met while appearing in a pantomime, for six years before their split in November 2024.

While Shirley is open to dating, she wants to ensure that a potential new partner possesses characteristics such as humour, intellect, and generosity. Shirley admitted: “I may have had a date or two. I know my truth. I know my authentic self, and if I want to go out on a date, I will go. Nothing serious. No labels, no tags.”

Talking to the Daily Mail, the Strictly judge continued: “I’ve met several nice people over the years. If somebody asks me out and I like them, I go. If I don’t, I don’t bother. I am very careful, though, when I do go out with someone. I will have known them for a while.”

Revealing what she is looking for in a man, Shirley said: “Humour. I like somebody with some intellect. Generosity, too. I’ve always been that person that pays for everybody, so it’s actually quite nice when they say, ‘No, I’ve got this.’ I think, ‘Oh, this is nice.’ Somebody who’s smart, well-kept, takes care of themselves. I like that kind of guy.”

Shirley and Danny were engaged before they called time on their relationship in November 2024. Shirley previously said about her and Danny’s romance: “We met on panto as friends. It didn’t really take off until March… for him. I fell in love way before… I think for me it was [at] first sight. He was going through a difficult time in his relationship. We did become friends and then probably in about February I said, ‘I love you Danny’ and he said, ‘I know’. It took a while.”

In an exclusive interview with The Mirror in August 2025, Shirley opened up on her relationship and said they weren’t growing together anymore” and said she showered him with gifts “thinking that’s how I should show him I loved him.” She told us: “We weren’t growing together anymore, and I was getting more and more worried about things that were going on in his life, and I already have a lot of things to worry about. I just needed some peace.”

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Source: Mirror