A STAR IS BORN, LOVE AT LAST

SHIRLEY is happy at last with her new partner, the actor Danny Taylor, 48. They met while both were in panto in Liverpool in 2018. He was just getting over the end of a 15-year relationship. She says: ‘He was struggling. He was totally in love with his then girlfriend and he was dismissed from that relationship. But I happened to be there and somebody’s trash is somebody else’s gold. I never, ever thought in my lifetime I would meet a man who... He’s just a really, really good man. He’s definitely restored some confidence in me.’ They lived together during the pandemic and she says she doesn’t rule out the possibility of a third marriage. In the most recent remake of the

1954 musical drama A Star Is Born, in 2018, Lady Gaga plays showbiz hopeful Ally, who charms Bradley Cooper playing seasoned star Jackson with the love song Shallow, the chorus of which runs: ‘We’re far from the shallow now.’ Though their love affair also started thanks to their shared passion for showbiz, hopefully Shirley’s relationship with Danny will have a happier ending than the musical.