SHIRLEY Ballas has defended this year’s Strictly Come Dancing lineup from grumbles that some celebs are not famous enough.
The show's head judge insisted viewers "will get to love each and every one of them".
Shirley, 62, points out that last year's winner was Hamza Yassin, who though a Countryfile stalwart was not a big household name when he took to the dance floor with Jowita Przystal.
She said: "Everybody fell in love with him and learned what he did, and his love for animals.
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