Shirley Ballas: What do you consider your greatest achievement?

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Originally asked

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Recorded Shirley Ballas said elsewhere, not written here

Getting the job on Strictly at the age of 56.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 June 2018 source ↗

Others on this question

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Jason Derulo American singer and songwriter

Deciding what and who I wanted to be early on in life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗

Fatima Bhutto Pakistani writer

Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 February 2021 source ↗

Paul McKenna British hypnotist and TV personality

To have been one of the people who brought hypnotherapy to the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗

du Beke English dancer and TV presenter

Convincing my wife to marry me and have children with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2019 source ↗