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Shirley Ballas

Shirley Ballas investigates a family story that her maternal great-grandmother abandoned her husband and children for a more exciting life in America.

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas investigates a family story that her maternal great-grandmother abandoned her husband and children for a more exciting life in America. What Shirley discovers casts her great-grandmother in a completely new light.

On her father's side, Shirley pursues a rumour that she has black ancestors - a trail which leads her to colonial Cape Town and the era of slave trafficking to South Africa via the Indian Ocean.

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58 minutes

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On TV

Tue 7 Jan 2025 16:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Shirley Ballas
Series Producer Sarah Feltes
Director Paul Tilzey
Executive Producer Colette Flight
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

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