Something from the Ballroom: Shirley Ballas
White Wine Question Time
Stak
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Joining us today on the Something from the Ballroom is none other than Strictly head judge, Shirley Ballas!
We spoke to her back in lockdown, where she explained how a male-dominated industry forced so many barriers in her way - and how it simply reinforced her resolve to succeed.Plus, we chat about running off to America in her early 20s and how she had to be forced into auditioning for Strictly!
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| 0:27.4 | because it's so important for women to talk about money |
| 0:30.2 | because money does, in fact, really matter. |
| 0:32.8 | And there is a single good reason why we should have less money than men. |
| 0:37.0 | But we do. |
| 0:38.6 | The stats are depressingly stark. |
| 0:41.0 | Research shows there's a £1.65 trillion gender investment gap in the UK. |
| 0:46.6 | That means less in women's pensions, savings and investments. |
| 0:50.2 | In fact, on average, women have less than half the levels of savings |
| 0:54.2 | and investments as men. |
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