Shirley Ballas on Giovanni Pernice, her stalker hell and Strictly's 20th anniversary | Invite Only

Strictly Come Dancing judge, Shirley Ballas, responds to allegations of "abuse" against professional dancer Giovanni Pernice and opens up about her own stalker hell. Strictly queen Shirley Ballas knows her way around a sequin, but she's no stranger to the dark side of fame. She joins us on Invite Only and reveals she was so fearful of her alleged stalker that she called in police. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:37 Novels 5:11 Bullying in the industry 9:09 Bullies are still around 10:51 Standing up for people 11:47 Mother’s advice on life and bullying 12:48 Trolling on Strictly Come Dancing 14.32 Being in danger 15:17 Holly Willoughby’s stalker 15:56 Safety on Strictly 17:01 Safety on social media 19:44 Time on Strictly 25:11 Giovanni Pernice 28:41 Will Giovanni Pernice return? 29:14 Favourite Strictly memories? 30:58 Health issues 33:27 Grandson 34:57 Secrets of Strictly’s 20th anniversary 36:26 Royal Family and Kate Middleton 37:53 Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis 38:46 Amy Dowden 39:26 Royal Family’s love for Strictly 40:31 ‘Dance to the Death’ book 42:07 Plans for the future? 43:33 Boyfriend Daniel 44:44 Marriage? 46:53 Best invitation? 47:10 Invite you want most? Mirror Celebrity News: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/ Mirror Celebs Facebook:   / mirrorceleb   Mirror Celebs IG:   / dailymirror   Mirror Celebs TikTok:   / dailymirror   Mirror Celebs Twitter:   / mirrorceleb   Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #TheMirror #Entertainment #Podcast