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EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Elli makes Strictly history as first deaf contestant

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13.08.2021 - 10:15

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It is shaping up to be a very historic year on Strictly Come Dancing as it has been announced that British actress Rose Ayling-Elli will be vying for the Glitterball trophy.

The EastEnders star will become the first-ever deaf contestant on the BBC One dancing competition. This isn’t the first time the English actress has made telly history either; she became the first deaf actor to play a deaf character in EastEnders when she was cast as Frankie Lewis in 2020. ‘To be the first deaf contestant on Strictly is sooooo exciting… and a little bit scary,’ the soap star said of the news.

Rose, whose previous television credits include Casualty and Summer of Rockets, said that she hopes her turn on the dance floor will help shatter stereotypes: ‘I

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