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Shirley Ballas Says She 'Couldn't Breathe' After Choking on Fish Bone Before Strictly Come Dancing
Shirley Ballas choked on a fish bone and was unable to breathe for 20 minutes before the live show; her hairstylist performed the Heimlich manoeuvre to save her life.
- On Saturday , Shirley Ballas choked on a fish bone backstage before the Blackpool Tower Ballroom live show, and she said it nearly left the panel one judge down.
- Ballas said the fish bone lodged in her throat and caused the choking, leaving her unable to breathe for 20 minutes during the ordeal.
- Her hairstylist Jane Burstow performed the Heimlich manoeuvre, dislodging the bone, and Ballas said she will learn it herself after the incident.
- Despite the backstage scare, Ballas still judged live alongside Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood, while La Voix's withdrawal means no elimination and six remaining couples advance to Saturday, November 29.
- NHS guidance says a fish bone causing breathing problems is an emergency that may require medical scan or removal under anaesthetic, and describes five back blows then abdominal thrusts for severe choking.
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