Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has revealed her phobia is “untidy spaces” ahead of starring in Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt. Ballas, 64, is among the line-up of 12 famous faces flown out to the Costa Rican jungle where adventurer Bear Grylls will put them through their paces. Those failing to impress face the dreaded “Bear Hunt”, which will see Grylls “hunt” them down and, if captured, they face elimination from the show.
Also appearing in the series, hosted by Holly Willoughby, is former tennis star Boris Becker, Spice Girl Melanie Brown, Changing Rooms star Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and model Lottie Moss, the younger sister of Kate Moss. A post shared by Netflix UK & Ireland (@netflixuk) Ballas said: “My phobia is untidy spaces. I have to have my bottle of Domestos with me so that I can keep everything totally sterilised and, you know, leave every area that I’ve been in super immaculate for the next person going in.
“That’s my own personal fear about how people are going to perceive me because I’m a little OCD I suppose. And I don’t particularly care for spiders. “That said, I would hate it if I have to tread on one because they’re God’s creatures.
” Ballas landed the top job as head judge of Strictly in 2017 following the departure of Len Goodman. Speaking about the team dynamic for the Netflix series, which releases globally on February 5, she said she will be the “mummy figure”, explaining: “I feel my place in the team.
