Shirley Ballas stalking ordeal revealed as Kyle Shaw charged after targeting Strictly judge for six years [Video]

A man has been charged with stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas during a six-year campaign that caused her “serious distress”, a court has heard.

Kyle Shaw, 37, was accused of sending messages to the 64-year-old between 2017 and 2023, which “had a substantial adverse effect on her usual day-to-day activities”.

Appearing at South Sefton magistrates’ court in Bootle, Merseyside, Shaw was charged with stalking and a separate charge of possessing cannabis, according to The Sun.

The charge stated that he had “pursued a course of conduct, namely sending messages online, which amounted to stalking causing Shirley Ballas serious alarm or distress”.

He made no pleas in court, and his address was given as …