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Head judge Shirley Ballas will be gracing television screens nationwide as families settle in to watch this year's Strictly Come Dancing festive special. Yet the 65 year old admits she won't have her entire family gathered together for the celebrations, with her son and grandson living across the Atlantic. ‌

The BBC star, whose son Mark Ballas was born during her marriage to ex-husband Corky, is celebrating Christmas in Britain with her mum Audrey, who has been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) since 2022. Because of her condition, Audrey can no longer make the journey to see her grandson and his family, who live in America, reports the Mirror . ‌

"I see them five or six times a year at the moment, because obviously, with my mum bein

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