Watch the awkward moment Shirley Ballas furiously tells off son Mark on DWTS spin-off

SHIRLEY Ballas and her son Mark had an awkward moment on the Dancing with the Stars spin-off as she furiously told him off. The Strictly head judge has jetted across the pond to work on Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro. Shirley Ballas and her son Mark had an awkward moment on the Dancing with the Stars spin-off as she furiously told him off Mark had interrupted his mother while she was giving a critique It follows 12 up and coming professional dancers – including former Strictly pro AJ Pritchard – as they live and train together in a bid to become a pro on Dancing with the Stars. Shirley, 65, is joined by her son Mark, 40, who has been a pro dancer on DWTS on and off since it began in 2007, and has won the show three times. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! While mother and son are close – and both extremely experienced in the world of dance – the latest episode saw Shirley pull rank as his mum during one awkward scene. As Shirley critiqued one pair of dancers, Mark interrupted and said: “But it’s also open to interpretation.” Read More on Shirley Ballas The dancers backstage reacted to Shirley’s comments to Mark Shirley certainly let her son know who was boss The couple receiving the critique also reacted to the awkward moment Mark has won Dancing with the Stars three times Credit: Getty But turning to her son, Shirley glared at him and replied sternly: “Can I finish my note please?” When Mark agreed, she continued pointedly: “Thank you Mark, we’re not at home now, we’re in a professional arena.” As she gave her son a dressing down, the wannabe pros backstage raised their eyebrows in surprise, as did the couple being critiqued in front of the judges. Shirley then turned back to the couple and continued her critique, while Mark put his index fingers to his mouth to disguise his smile. Most read in TV While Mark seemed amused by the awkward moment, some viewers were not, with one writing alongside the clip on TikTok: “I don’t like how she tried to publicly embarrass her son like that.” Another replied saying: “Agreed, as if his opinion didn’t matter. I normally like her, not last night.” A third added: “her behavior the entire episode was so off this week.” But a fourth defended her, saying: “or she’s simply putting someone in their place for rudely interrupting and carrying on her point? allow it he was in the wrong and she made it clear.” Comment now