Rose Ayling-Ellis addresses ‘mental' Strictly experience and real reason she signed up
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Rose Ayling-Ellis has shared the honest truth about why she signed up for her "mental" and "demanding" experience on Strictly Come Dancing alongside partner Giovanni Pernice.
In an episode of the Reign with Josh Smith podcast, the Strictly winner opened up about the adversity she's faced on the road to success, having recently landed the lead role in ITV's 'Code of Silence'.
Rose, who became the first deaf contestant to lift the Glitterball Trophy, has appeared in everything from EastEnders to The One Show. However, she admitted that her time on the dance floor was very intense.
During the conversation, host Josh asked whether she'd ever felt "fed up" with trying to prove herself.
Rose revealed that she did and continues to do so, highlighting how her latest gig was her first action role.
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She explained that when she first joined EastEnders, she only landed a two-week contract, but because she was determined to prove herself, she later secured an extension lasting six months.
Rose shared some of the difficult scenarios she faced as she set out in her career. One occurred when she was working on a play in a theatre and was given "just one job." She also said she wasn't trained on the tills in a previous supermarket job.
She admitted: "It's always other people making decisions on me. And the thing is, no one's being malicious, no one's being horrible, no one's being mean or anything. It's more like they think they're being helpful by giving me less and not giving me something that's too much for me.
"I'm like, 'No, I want to'. That's why I really, like, wanted to do Strictly, which is a lot, and it's mental, and it demands, but I felt like, if I can do that, then the people will realise, 'Oh, she can do a lot more'."
Rose previously shared her thoughts about her experience on the BBC show while speaking to Russell Howard on the Five Brilliant Things podcast, describing it as a "blur".
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When Rose and her dance partner Giovanni reached the final, they performed a rendition of their Couple's Choice dance, which featured a silent 20-second segment to honour the deaf community.
Later, they secured the Virgin Media Must-See Moment accolade at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards, but this wouldn't be Rose's only trailblazing TV moment. She was also Channel 4's first deaf live sports presenter at the Paralympics.
Talking to RadioTimes.com, she shared her gratitude for landing an opportunity to represent the deaf community on TV, saying: "EastEnders needs to have good credit for [deaf representation], because they actually hired me onto the show to become a regular, full-time. Not many other programmes have done that, so thank you so much to EastEnders for that."
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