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07.08.2022 - 13:03 / ok.co.uk
Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE has signed up to Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The gold-medal winning athlete is the sixth celebrity contestant to be announced. She'll hit the dance floor with Loose Women star Kaye Adams and Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh.
It’s a refreshing first for the BBC show, which has never invited a person with achondroplasia (a type of dwarfism) to take part before.The eager star revealed she's bursting with excitement and can't wait to don the sequins. She revealed: “It’s been soooo hard keeping this secret.
I’m a tad nervous too, well more than a tad… I’m absolutely petrified! “I’m counting down the minutes until it starts; learning to dance, meeting my partner and everyone else involved in the show. Plus wearing the sequins and all that, It’s going to be a blast.” A source close to the 27 year old The Sun: “Ellie is a real Strictly fan.
She has always been conscious of how important it is to see disability on TV, and she is keen to be part of that and inspire as many people as possible.” Ellie - who’s watched the show live at Elstree Studios - won two gold medals for Team GB at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics - when she was just 13 years old. The star bagged another nine titles and a whopping 15 more medals before retiring after the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
She’s even been honoured with an OBE at Buckingham Palace, and Prince Charles shook her hand! Compared to the pressures of swimming, we hope the star will find Strictly a breeze.The source added: “She is also hoping to have a lot of fun, and to embrace the challenge of learning to dance.” Among the celebrities announced so far is Richie Anderson, whose voice you’ll hear on Zoe Ball’s Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. He was revealed as
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