On Monday night, Shirley made a promotional appearance to discuss her novel Murder On The Dancefloor, during which she was asked about the current drama facing the show.“Obviously in my life I was bullied a lot. I don’t condone bullying on any path, but also I don’t believe gossip and what you read in the newspapers, because things get escalated and they are blown way out of all proportion and it can turn into a great big snowball.
Later in the conversation, Shirley pointed out that she still has a personal relationship with Giovanni, saying she’d spoken to him less than an hour earlier and would be seeing him in person at the weekend. “Every week, there are totally untrue stories about me in the media,” the former champion wrote, insisting that the “latest accusations” made about him are “simply false”.
“I am so happy to be back on tour. Thank you all for your continued support – messages and love mean so very much to me. I will hopefully see many of you very soon and I look forward to clearing my name.”“It is a longstanding position that the BBC does not comment on specific matters related to individuals,” a BBC representative said. “Nor ordinarily, would we comment on whether we are reviewing any individual complaints.