Rose Ayling-Ellis has come clean about how much she initially 'hated' what went on to be her iconic routine on Strictly Come Dancing, fearing it would comes across as a 'patronising' stunt.
It' been nearly two years since Rose began her Strictly experience, alongside pro partner Giovanni Pernice. Former EastEnders actress Rose made history on the BBC show, by becoming its first ever deaf contestant and her pairing with Giovanni ended up giving Strictly one of its greatest partnerships to date, with the two wowing judges and fans alike.
It took just a week of the 2021 series for Rose and Giovanni to be installed as favourites to win and, on their way to clinching the Glitterball trophy, they also delivered one of the show's most memorable performances ever witnessed in the ballroom. During the routine to Clean Bandit's Symphony, Rose and Giovanni danced to 10 seconds of complete silence, in support of the deaf community.
