LOVE

her or loathe her, Strictly’s head judge Shirley Ballas is clearly here to stay.

I hear the 57yearold former ballroom dancing champion has been signed up by leading showbusiness manager Jonathan Shalit after succeeding Len Goodman.

‘To have her as the first new client of my new company, InterTalent, is very exciting,’ Shalit tells me at the Global Awards.

No doubt former Strictly pro Brendan Cole would have his own opinion. The Kiwi, 41, was axed after a bitter bustup with Ballas.