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SPEAKING EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis captured hearts and minds when she became the first deaf celebrity on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Since then applications for British Sign Language courses have soared by 3,000 per cent. MC reporter Jo Henwood met people from the deaf community to find out what they think of the ‘Rose’ phenomenon – and find out what it’s like to live with little or no hearing.
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Rose paid tribute to the deaf community by featuring a section in their Couple’s Choice dance where they danced in silence.
