Warren Bullock could lose home after wife's Strictly stroke
Warren Bullock says he may be forced to sell the family home as a last resort after his wife, Strictly Come Dancing coach Jane Bullock, suffered a severe stroke in August 2025. Round-the-clock carers cost £1,640 a week, and a GoFundMe drive has raised more than £71,000 toward her care.
Key Takeaways
- Jane Bullock collapsed at their Wolverhampton home on 10 August 2025 after teaching a class and now needs 24/7 care.
- Warren Bullock says carers alone cost £1,640 a week and selling the house remains a last-resort option.
- A GoFundMe page set up in June has raised more than £71,000 from donors worldwide.
- The couple run ZigZag Dance Factory and appeared on Netflix's Baby Ballroom.
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Why could Warren Bullock lose his home?
Warren Bullock, who grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, told the BBC that the cost of Jane's daily care could force him to sell their home as a "last resort." Carers cost £1,640 per week. Jane also has five physio sessions every week—two from the NHS and three that Warren pays for privately.
"Nobody's got a spare £2,000-a-week coming in... and there's just no way I could cope on my own," Warren said. He has urged the government to "sit up and think" about how families fund intensive care.
According to The Mirror, Warren applied for continuing healthcare funding but was turned down. The couple hope their public interviews raise awareness of the gap between need and support.
What happened to Jane Bullock after her stroke?
Jane Bullock, who coached professionals for BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, collapsed at home on 10 August 2025 after finishing a class. The once fit dancer lost half her sight and all movement on her left side and is often confined to bed.
Warren recalled an odd early sign: when he asked for her left arm, she kept offering her right, and her mouth had drooped. She spent most of a month on life support and a ventilator. "I thought she was going to die," he said—until she used what mobility remained in her hand to spell "I love you" on his palm.
After about eight months in hospital, Jane returned home. Warren said he was shocked by the round-the-clock workload, including help with eating, drinking, and toileting, complicated further by Crohn's disease that can leave them awake every hour.
"Someone said to me it's like you need a light switch in your head," Jane said from her bed. "Because all the wires in my head are broken."
How are Warren and Jane coping with the costs?
Warren set up a GoFundMe page in June that has raised more than £71,000. He said he was "genuinely shocked" and "incredibly grateful" for donations from around the world.
The couple have run ZigZag Dance Factory at their home for more than 30 years since founding the school in 1994, and both starred in Netflix's Baby Ballroom. Jane, 60, and Warren, 61, met at 19, became British champions, and represented the UK in European and world competitions.
Last month Warren helped dye Jane's hair and took her to Wow Hair in Wolverhampton for her first salon trip since the stroke—a "nice distraction" meant to restore a sense of her fashionable self. "It has been really hard," he said, "but not as hard as it has been for her."