1. Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellis was born on 17 November 1994 and is an English actor, television presenter and writer of children's books.
17 Facts About Rose Ayling-Ellis
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Rose Ayling-Ellis is the recipient of the Visionary Honours for Inspirational Person of the Year.
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Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellis was born on 17 November 1994, in Hythe, Kent, and grew up there.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis attended the Christ Church, Church of England High School in Ashford, Kent.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis then joined the Deafinitely Youth Theatre, and concurrently studied fashion design at the University for the Creative Arts graduating in 2016.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis had a part in the 2017 music video for The Vamps' song "Middle of the Night".
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From 2020 to 2022, Rose Ayling-Ellis portrayed Frankie Lewis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis's character was originally written by deaf journalist and scriptwriter Charlie Swinbourne, and she made her first appearance on 18 May 2020.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards and won The Stage Debut Award for Best West End Debut for her performance in As You Like It at @sohoplace.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis starred as Miri in the BBC thriller series Reunion, and appeared in a guest role in "The Well", an episode of the fifteenth series of Doctor Who, both in 2025.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis is set to play the lead Alison Woods in the upcoming ITV drama series Code of Silence.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis is developing a comedy drama about deaf women dating in London, and is attached to executive produce and star as Tuva Moodyson in the crime thriller series Tuva, a television adaptation of Will Dean's novel Dark Pines.
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In 2021, Rose Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis participated in and won the show's 19th series, with professional Giovanni Pernice.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis's deafness has not stopped her from enjoying music, and she told The Guardian that her favourite artists are Dolly Parton and Stevie Wonder, and that she is a big fan of soul music.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis was in a relationship with Samuel Arnold, who is deaf, from 2014 until 2022.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 Birthday Honours for voluntary services to the deaf community.