A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas.
Kyle Shaw admitted stalking the 64-year-old dancer and TV star between 31 August 2017 and 29 November 2023.
According to the charge, he caused Ballas “serious alarm or distress, which had a substantial adverse effect on her usual day-to-day activities”.
Shaw, from Whetstone Lane in Birkenhead, was bailed at Liverpool Crown Court ahead of sentencing on 1 April.
He also admitted possessing cannabis.
Ballas has been head judge on the hit BBC show since 2017.
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