Shirley Ballas is a longtime ballroom dancer and one of the head judges on Strictly Come Dancing. Ballas, 65, is known for her sharp eye, high standards, and no-nonsense approach to scoring. But this week, she turned heads for a different reason on TikTok after appearing to throw playful (but pointed) shade at Dancing With the Stars judge Derek Hough.
In the video, Ballas sits in her car holding a pair of sunglasses as on-screen text reads, "Why did you give La Voix a 2?"
She mouths along to a popular Kim Kardashian audio clip—"Because it’s iconic. And I love to do iconic s--t"—before putting on her sunglasses and preparing to drive off. She added her own caption for extra bite: "The Cha Cha wasn’t iconic tho," tagging Strictly Come Dancing and Hough, 40, directly.
Naturally, fans of the dance competition immediately picked up on the jab.
"Please teach the DWTS judges that paddles with low numbers exist for a reason," one commenter wrote, while others leaned into the drama.
"THE SHADE SHIRLEY!!!: one reply read, as another joked, "OMG what diva is running Shirley’s account?"
The moment quickly made its way beyond TikTok, sparking lively discussion on Reddit. Fans debated everything from judging philosophies to whether Ballas was genuinely critiquing Hough or simply having a little fun at his expense.
"At a certain point the judges were giving Andy 7s no matter what he did," said one Redditor of Andy Richter's nine-week run on DWTS Season 34.
"I love how she isn’t afraid to call out Derek," said another Reddit user. "I mean she did practically raise him. He’s as much of her son as Mark [Ballas] is."
"Yes! I love Shirley's shade, because the lower paddles are underused," another chimed in, someone else pointing out the two former head judge Len Goodman once gave Master P in season 2.
Strictly Come Dancing's judges are known for being much harsher than the trio on Dancing With the Stars. But Ballas’ viral moment suggests that, at least in her view, a little more tough love is what fans want to see.
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