Rose Ayling-Ellis becomes first deaf winner of Strictly Come Dancing
Ayling-Ellis performed her Couple's Choice routine again, which saw herfor 20 seconds as a tribute to the deaf community and an illustration of how people with a hearing impairment can still dance to music.
Ayling-Ellis and Whaite had matching scores from the judges during the final, with both receiving perfect 40s for their favourite dances and their showdances. The 27-year-old has been widely praised throughout this series of Strictly for challenging assumptions about deaf people and dancing.Rose's victory also marks the first win for her pro partner Giovanni PerniceAyling-Ellis has reportedly prompted a surge in people taking up sign language courses in the UK
Prior to that, Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin, who is also deaf, competed on the US version of the show in 2008.Deaf model Nyle DiMarco and his partner Peta Murgatroyd won the US version of Strictly in 2016 Similarly, two judges - Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse - missed weeks due to Covid. Actress Cynthia Erivo stood in on both occasions.
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