A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas.

Kyle Shaw admitted stalking the 64-year-old dancer and TV star between 31 August 2017 and 29 November 2023.

Kyle Shaw leaves Liverpool Crown Court, where he is charged with stalking Strictly judge Shirley Ballas. Pic: PA
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Shaw at court earlier this month. Pic: PA

According to the charge, he caused Ballas “serious alarm or distress, which had a substantial adverse effect on her usual day-to-day activities”.

Shaw, from Whetstone Lane in Birkenhead, was bailed at Liverpool Crown Court ahead of sentencing on 1 April.

He also admitted possessing cannabis.

Ballas, originally from Wallasey, has been head judge on the hit BBC show since 2017.