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Eve Rowlands

The lovely moment that shows why Ellie Simmonds appearing on Strictly Come Dancing is so important

Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, 27, has become another history-making contestant on the much-loved and glittering BBC dance show Strictly Come Dancing.

The show's first celebrity dancer with dwarfism wowed the viewers and judges with her and her partner, Nikita Kuzmin's, performance of the cha-cha, earning an impressive score of 26 out of 40 as Strictly Come Dancing, series 20, premiered on Saturday, September 24.

And while the performance many of the comments flying across social media was that of praise at how amazing her performance was, one in particular has stolen the heart of people all over the country. On Twitter, user Cathy Reay - @cathyreaywrites - shared the heartwarming moment her daughter reacted to seeing someone else with dwarfism dance on the popular BBC show.

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