Ballas

Who is the agent wrangling with the BBC over the appropriate remuneration for dancing judge Shirley Ballas ?

Ashley Vallance is a director of the Intertalent Group, headed by (honorary) Professor Jonathan Shalit. He was a child pillar of the Farnborough Amateur Operatic Society, from an appearance in their premiere of Kurt Weill's Street Scene in 1991, as 'Billie'; to a semi-professional Babes in the Wood at the Princes Hall, Aldershot; Lampwick in 'Pinocchio' at Camberley Civic Hall; and Barnaby Tucker in 'Hello Dolly' again at the Princes Hall. 

He studied at Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke, and won 1st Class Honours from the Guildford School of Acting.  

His work with Shirley is the subject of no less than three 'case studies' on the Intertalent website, including her bestselling autobiography, Behind the Sequins, and her role as a champion of Symprove Probiotic Drinks. 

Shirley's tactics ?

January 2018 Radio Times: Head judge Shirley Ballas has kept us guessing about whether she's returning to Strictly Come Dancing, with some reports suggesting she would call it quits after just one year. But speaking at the National Television Awards, Ballas told RadioTimes.com: "I've had such an amazing, amazing time on the show and if they were to ask me back, I would certainly come back."

September 2021 Daily Star: The biggest show on Saturday night TV is back, but Strictly Come Dancing could look very different next year. While Shirley Ballas has returned as head judge for the fourth year running, she has teased that she may be considering pastures new .