Who are Shirley Ballas’ parents Audrey and Andrew, are they still together and do they still live in Merseyside?
The Strictly judge reconnected with her dad following the death of her brother, after he walked out when she was just two.
SHIRLEY Ballas learnt more about her family after taking part in Who Do You Think You Are?
But who are her parents Audrey and Andrew and what do we know about them?
Who are Shirley Ballas' parents Audrey and Andrew?
Strictly Judge Shriley Ballas’ parents are called Audrey and Andrew.
Andrew left the family home in Merseyside when Shirley was just two years old and she was raised by her mum and brother David.
Despite a distant relationship with her father, there was always a whisper that his own dad George Rich — an “olive skinned” bare-knuckle boxer — had black ancestry.
While taking part in Who Do You Think You Are? Shirley learned that her great-grandfather, also called George, was mixed race.
It's not known if her parents still live in Merseyside.
Does Shirley Ballas speak to her dad Andrew now?
Shirley reconnected with her dad Andrew following the death of her brother David, who took his own life aged 44, in 2003.
She told the Radio Times: "My dad wasn't part of my life until David died, when we grew closer.
"Now I love him to bits."
Despite splitting with her mum, they have remained civil.
What does Shirley say about her mum?
Shirley is incredibly close to her mum, who is believed to be 81.
Speaking about their relationship she told The Mirror last year: “We are so close. It’s beyond anything... she’s my life.
“I’m so grateful that I’m able to do this in a country that she loves, on a show that she sits and watches every week. I could never, ever give enough back to her, ever. She’s just an amazing human being.”
