Following four years of marriage, Ballas left Stopford for American dancer Corky Ballas, whom she married in 1985. The couple welcomed their son, Mark Ballas, in 1986. Their marriage ended in 2007 ...

His father, Corky Ballas, is from Texas. "You have listened to your mother's accent all your life. From Liverpool, you know what I mean?" she continued. "When you were a little boy, you were all ...

For the show’s seventh season, DWTS followers will see three new professionals on the parquet floor: Inna Brayer, Corky Ballas (Mark Ballas’ father) and Lacey Schwimmer. Unfortunately for Schwimmer, ...

And his name was Corky Ballas, an amateur dancer from Texas. Shirley moved to Houston and was welcomed by Corky’s family and his five siblings and parents. Corky’s father George invented the ...

I always felt safe with him, very safe.' Shirley also opened up about the betryal of seeing her ex-husband Corky Ballas discuss their marriage in the papers when she first joined Strictly ...

Shirley became a mother to her son Mark Ballas - now a three-time Dancing with the Stars champion in the US - in 1986, shortly after marrying his father and fellow dancer, Mark 'Corky' Ballas.

In 2017, Shirley Ballas fondly reminisced about meeting up with her first husband, Sammy Stopford. She exclaimed: "Lunch with my first husband, Sammy Stopford. Still love him to bits." She then ...

Last December, Shirley, 64, said she felt "blessed" to have had Mark - her son with ex-husband Corky Ballas - because her love life has always been a "disaster". It was in November 2024 that ...