Free school meals were a lifeline for Strictly judge Shirley Ballas - and for some kids it’s the only meal they get in a day

16-05-2024 00:21 via mirror.co.uk

Free school meals were a lifeline for Strictly judge Shirley Ballas - and for some kids it’s the only meal they get in a day

In Britain today there are more than four million kids who go to school hungry and whose only source of food for the day is their school meal, a sad fact that resonates with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas

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