Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin took to the dance floor on Saturday night - and they smashed it!
September 24, 2022 - 20:32 BST Emmy Griffiths Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds has been met with resounding praise for her first routine on the dancing competition. The Paralympian, who is the first dwarf to ever dance on the BBC show, achieved an impressive score of 26 alongside her dance partner, Nikita Kuzmin.
Shirley Ballas added:"You covered so many of the required elements for Cha Cha… let me tell you of the evening, your timing was beautiful so you have a musicality in there… It was great."Fans were loving the routine, with one writing:"Ellie Simmonds putting in a cracking routine and looking fabulous honestly has me tearing up.
Ellie spoke about her journey on the show, telling HELLO! and other reporters:"The disability representation and dwarfism and it's so out my comfort zone and it's about adapting. Nikita and I were saying, ‘How are we going to work it,’ and we’re both in the unknown. "He’s never danced with anyone with dwarfism before, I’ve never danced before, so how’s it going to work out. I feel like, I’ve seen Rose do it last year, JJ, Lauren and Johnny… The dwarfism community, I've had so many people reaching out, not just in the UK but worldwide like, 'Wow Ellie you're doing this, you're going to help us and represent us.’ It’s a huge, huge honour.
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