Strictly's Shirley Ballas opens up on dark side of dancing as she relives 'terrible' bullying. Credit: Good Morning Britain, ITV
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00:00 You know, when I was younger, everybody,
00:01 certain teachers used to say, you know, you're too fat,
00:04 you're bigger than your partner.
00:05 So it was always a weight issue.
00:06 And then another time when I gave birth to my son,
00:09 I was 25 and I came back six weeks later
00:12 to do a competition and my coach actually said,
00:14 we don't want to see your stretch marks
00:15 and your big fat legs.
00:16 And he marked us third that day
00:18 and we didn't win our championship.
00:20 And I never forgot that.
00:21 It made me feel so terrible about my body
00:23 when I'd just given birth.
00:25 So I think now it's a lot better.
00:27 People are more sensitive to what they say,
00:29 But back then, there was no filter.