Shirley Ballas' ex makes rare online appearance as he dances with their famous son

Judge former husband took the rare step of venturing onto social media as he put on show with their son.

The judge is twice divorced - having been married first to ballroom dancer Sammy Stopford, 68, from 1980 until 1984, then to dancer Corky Ballas, 63, from 1985 until 2007. While married to Corky - whose real name is Mark Alexander Ballas Sr - Shirley welcomed her son Mark Ballas Jr, 38, who is an established performer himself and has competed as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars in the USA.

He showed off his skills with his dad as the pair strutted together in a short video on the platform. They looked like they were taking things seriously as they captioned the clip: "Father son Samba whisk vibes" as they danced away in front of a stunning backdrop.

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Shirley's second marriage to American ballroom dancer Corky came after she met him at a dance competition in Canada. They wed in 1985 and remained married for 22 years before splitting in 2007. But it wasn't a happy marriage for Shirley and she detailed the problems.

In her 2020 memoir, Behind The Sequins , Shirley revealed Corky had "multiple girlfriends" even when she moved to America for him, adding: "I gave up my life for that man." Shirley claims Corky fat-shamed her throughout their marriage - even when she was pregnant with their son.

She alleged Corky would say: "Get too big and I'm out the door. I don't do fat, Shirley." After she developed a craving for doughnuts during her , she claimed Corky hid a cockroach in one in a bid to stop her eating them. My husband at the time thought I was too heavy for being three months pregnant so he put a roach underneath my doughnut."

Shirley said. "When I ate it, the cockroach crackled in my mouth with the legs dangling outside. This made me vomit straight away." The horrific experience meant Shirley has never eaten a doughnut again. Corky has never publicly commented on the claims.

Opening up on Great Company with Jamie Laing, the four-time-engaged star said: "I'm not sure I was always in touch with my feelings. I think my first true love where I felt something really passionate was when I left Sammy and I thought I was moving in with Corky to Houston, Texas.

"Six weeks after being with him and after I left my husband I realised that wasn't right either. I tried to come back but my first husband said...[Shirley threw up her middle finger] he said, 'see you'... I said to my mum, 'I'm not sure this is right for me.' She said, 'you made your bed you better lie in it.'"

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