Shirley Ballas breaks down reading a letter to her late brother two decades after his death

Shirley Ballas broke down in tears as she read out a letter to her late brother, more than two decades after his tragic death by suicide.The Strictly Come Dancing judge's older brother David took his own life in 2003 aged 44, and the dancer, 65, has spoken openly about how he struggled with depression.Appearing on the latest episode of the Question The Default podcast , she described how her grief has stayed with her through the years, acknowledging that she will 'never heal' from the loss.In a deeply moving moment, Shirley read out a letter addressed to David, the first time she'd written to him since he died, and couldn't hold back her tears as she shared her regret that she didn't save him and her hope that they'd be reunited someday.