Rose breaks Strictly record for quickest top score and Ed Sheeran is among her fans

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She has already made Strictly history as the dance show’s first deaf contestant. And Rose Ayling-Ellis continued to smash records on Saturday – becoming the first star ever to score a perfect 40 so early in the competition.

The EastEnders actress and her professional partner Giovanni Pernice bewitched the judges with their ice queen-themed tango, causing Craig Revel Horwood to ask: ‘What’s the signing for “you smashed it”?’ And they weren’t the only ones singing the pair’s praises as Ed Sheeran, whose track Shivers they danced to, also showed his support.

Appearing in a video message on the BBC show, the singer said: ‘I hope you have a wonderful rest of the season and I hope you win and I’m really, really honoured that you’re dancing to