head judge has admitted that she doesn’t view her judging role as her “real job”.
During Thursday’s visit (January 30) to the studios, the 64-year-old ballroom dancer joined Susie Dent in dictionary corner on .
Hosted by Colin Murray and Rachel Riley, the TV favourite showed off her impressive knowledge on the daytime show as she wowed viewers with her impressive skill at the complex game.
Later on in the show, the Irish broadcaster, 47, took a break from the game to quiz the world champion on her job away from the TV studios. He boldly asked her: “You don’t view being on television as your real job do you?” to which she confidently replied: “No it’s not.
“I’ve kept my full-time job that I’ve held since I was 16 – which is teaching ballroom dancing and travelling the world adjudicating, examining people for their exams and anything to do with my industry.
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Shirley Ballas revealed what her “real job” is (Image: Channel 4)
“I love my industry, I’ve grown up in it from seven years of age and I will never give it up. But I’m grateful for from 2017 to be on Strictly and all these amazing opportunities to meet all these amazing people. So yes, I do have a full-time job.”
The Countdown host went on to admit that he still treats every show “like my last” as he probed whether she feels the same about her role on the ballroom competition.
Shirley confessed: “All the time, every day. Every day I wake up and I’m grateful for any new experience that I get to have, plus all the charity work that comes along with Strictly, I love all that as well.
“But I do love my day job. I’m self-employed so I can call what days, what hours I want to go in but I’ve taken the day off to come and see you because this is one of my favourite shows”.
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Host Colin Murray quizzed her about her judging role on the TV show (Image: Channel 4)
The professional dancer went on to explain that she will “never” quit dancing as she proudly discussed her decorated career. She went on: “You have to keep up with the trends.
“In 1983, I won the British Open to the championship and then again in ‘95 and ‘96 with a different partner. So watching it change over those years it’s constantly updating and things are happening and I like to stay right on the cutting edge of it.”
It comes after the broadcaster quizzed her as to whether or not she would ever compete on ‘s rival dance competition Dancing On Ice.
She admitted: “I’ve never tried the Dancing on Ice but I have tried a pair of skates on the ice but I’ll stick to two feet firmly planted on the floor.”