Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis grateful for support after emotional silent dance
dailystar.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis opened up on The One Show about the overwhelming support she’s received from the British public after appearing as the first deaf contestant on the BBC series.Appearing alongside professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice, the 26-year-old was asked by host Jermaine Jenas about her intentions to break down barriers between the public and the deaf community.Rose gushed: “I did want to break down barriers but I didn’t realise how big this got. "So many people have signed up to learn sign language, people have become more interest in it and people become more aware like celebrities posting captions on social media.“It’s definitely gotten much bigger than I thought it would and I’m so proud of.
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