Shirley Ballas hasn't seen her boyfriend since August.
Shirley Ballas has insisted that she is happy
The 'Strictly Come Dancing judge, 63, has been dating Danny Taylor, 50, - who has a 13-year-old son from a previous relationship - for more than three years but admitted just weeks after the BBC Latin and ballroom show returned to screens in mid-September that she is "always busy" and hasn't actually seen him in over a month.
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "I think Danny and I have a very nice relationship and he is, by far, the kindest and nicest man that I have met. But we went up to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh last year and we were all ready to go and then he didn’t seem ready. I didn’t get a good feeling from it, so I thought, ‘Nah, it’s not for me’. It’s nice if I can come and go. Danny is always busy, just like I am, and has a 13-year-old son. I think the last time I saw him was August, when he joined me on my week-long Skyathlon challenge for mental health charity CALM — so it has been a long time."
However, the dance champion went on to insist that she is satisfied with their "unconventional" arrangement and she is not looking for anyone else.
She said: "We have a unique, unconventional relationship. It’s built on trust. I don’t want anybody else and, as far as I know, he doesn’t want anybody else and we talk most days on FaceTime. It is what it is, and I’m happy with the way it is. My best friend says that when Danny and I are together, I light up like bulbs. We had a lovely holiday at the beginning of the year, and the time we do have is precious and is focused on us two.
“There is no point in being under each other’s feet when you haven’t got time for each other. At our age, it works."