Shirley Ballas has revealed she feels as though she has come 'full circle' now that she is in a new relationship.
The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 58, has been dating actor Daniel Taylor, 44, since last year after meeting when they appeared in a panto of Jack and the Beanstalk together.
Speaking to the Mirror, Shirley told how Daniel, who is 14 years her junior, didn't know who she was when they met as he had never seen Strictly before.
Romance: Shirley Ballas has revealed she feels as though she has come 'full circle' now that she is in a new relationship (pictured in May 2019)
She said: 'It’s hard to find somebody who’s compatible with you. I feel like I’ve come full circle and I’ve found somebody.
'It’s great to have found him after being single for so long. When we did our first job together he was like "Shirley who?"
'He’d never watched Strictly, knew nothing about me. It’s been a warm experience.'
Shirley added she has introduced Daniel to her family and they all get along well, adding that he and her son Mark are both actors.
Relationship: The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 58, has been dating actor Daniel Taylor since last year after after meeting when they appeared in a panto of Jack and the Beanstalk together
The dancer admitted that she has previously been asked if she was happy before and would respond by saying 'what is happy?' and that if what she feels now is happiness, she has not experienced it before.
Shirley married dancer Sammy Stopford when she was 18, with the relationship ending five years later.
She later married ballroom dancer Corky Ballas in 1985 with their son Mark born the following year.
