The judge found herself at the centre of a debate over her youthful looks – and she wasn’t impressed.

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The comments came after the professional dancer was slated by fans who claimed she was giving high scores to the men and low scores to the women.

“Shirley underscores a Woman, it begins ….” they posted to which another social media user replied: “Has Shirley had work done?”

This comment sparked speculation over Shirley’s beauty regime.

“A facelift I believe,” chimed a third.

Fed up with the rumours, Shirley responded to the discussion with some sharp words.

“Lol for your information No I have not. Hope that clears up your gossip. Always helps to get the facts,” she hit back.

Shirley credits her youthful complexion to NeoGen nitrogen plasma treatments.

The non-invasive procedure uses super-heated nitrogen gas to boost collagen and elastin to rejuvenate skin to achieve natural results.

Commenting on the procedure, Shirley shared: “Contrary to what people think, I’m not the most confident person in the world. Just over a year ago, I was actually getting quite down on myself because of the appearance of my face, I’m being really serious.

“My chin and jawline were sagging, my skin was dull, I had a lot of pigmentation with sun-spots and I had little spider veins on my nose. My face just didn’t sparkle and it really dented my confidence.

“I wanted to keep up the treatments because I just don’t want my skin to fade, I want it to be glowing and bright and so I’ve kept having treatments about every six weeks and I’m absolutely delighted with the results.”

Unfortunately, these comments about her appearance are nothing new for Shirley.

The Strictly legend joined the programme in 2017, after taking over from late Len Goodman – and over the past six years has received some very nasty messages online.

The former ballroom dancer has previously spoken about it has affected her – and has even thought about leaving the show because of it.

Dom Aldworth, head of brand marketing at Slingo, has revealed what what she can do to stay positive.

He told the Daily Star: “Ballas needs to remember that whilst it is easy to fixate on negative comments, there is huge amounts of positivity online too.

“Taking time away from social media and reaching out for support when trolling gets too much will help Ballas throughout the series.”

Despite being trolled, the expert believes that being on the BBC show is a great career move.

He said: “Career-wise this is a great decision for Ballas. From magazine covers to book deals, there is no doubt Ballas benefits from the exposure and opportunities the show gives her.

“However, it is evident that trolling negatively impacts the former professional dancer.”

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