Overview

• Ballas says a relative reported Danny Taylor missing on her 64th birthday, police were alerted, and his reappearance the next day without explanation convinced her to end the relationship.
• The Strictly Come Dancing head judge met Taylor in 2018, got engaged in 2021, and publicly confirmed their split in November after six years together.
• She reports only sporadic texts since that night and says they have not met in person despite her requests for closure.
• Her memoir, Best Foot Forward, out September 11 via BBC Books, recounts ignored red flags, lavish gifts including a car and designer items, and that she hired Taylor as her PA during Covid.
• Separately, Kyle Shaw pleaded guilty in February to stalking her, leading Ballas to move her mother, install CCTV and extra alarms, accept added BBC security, and say she will never feel completely safe again.