Preparations for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing are well underway, with this year's contestants busy practicing their dance moves, but one star has been forced to take time out.
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Head judge Shirley Ballas took to Instagram to share she's isolating with Covid, after catching the virus for the second time. The dancer revealed ;keeping busy amid her illness, posting a video of her polishing her silverware.
WATCH: Shirley Ballas updates fans on her Covid battle
"Day three of my Covid and cleaning the silver and staying busy because I can’t sit," she said in a video she shot while wearing a mask.
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Shirley went on to thank fans for their well-wishes, sharing that she was feeling a little better. "Hopefully it will clear in a couple of days. Hope everybody's having a really good time," she said.
The head judge also had Covid last year, and had a much rougher ride with the illness the first time.
© Photo: InstagramShirley Ballas is isolating with Covid for a second time
"Although I didn't have to go to hospital, I was in bed for two weeks and I didn't know my own name. It was scary for a while," she told The Sun.
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"I couldn't get my act together, and that is not like me. I'm usually up at seven in the morning, going here and there. So it was quite an experience and it has left that tiring effect," she continued.
© Photo: RexShirley Ballas is normally full of beans
Shirley shared she was suffering from some ongoing side effects of Covid: "There are now some other issues that have occurred… from tiredness to certain lumps and bumps, and we're dealing with that."
Shirley's ability to stay up and about during her latest brush with Covid could be due to a healthy immune system, after recently returning from a juicing retreat in Portugal, which sees guests drink four juices daily rather than eating solid meals.
After completing a week at the Juice Master Retreat in Portugal, Shirley shared her experience, writing: "It was just what I needed to get cleansed and up and running with a spring in my step."
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