Rose Ayling-Ellis makes history with Strictly Come Dancing win

Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis (Guy Levy/BBC)

Soap star Rose Ayling-Ellis has made history as the first deaf winner of Strictly Come Dancing.

The actress triumphed in the BBC One show alongside partner Giovanni Pernice, defeating Great British Bake Off star John Whaite and his partner Johannes Radebe, the first all-male pairing in the show’s history.