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Strictly star's devastating split from boyfriend after 7 years - and romance rumours


Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis split from her boyfriend of seven years, Samuel Arnold, after she was hit with a flurry of TV and theatre offers

Rose Ayling-Ellis, who made history as the first deaf contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, was in a relationship with Samuel Arnold for seven years before they split in 2022. The former EastEnders actress, who won the BBC show alongside Giovanni Pernice, spent increasing amounts of time away from Samuel, who is also deaf, due to her commitments on the Strictly tour. Rose is no stranger to live television and previously opened up about how Giovanni taught her routines on Strictly.

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