Strictly winner tells Edinburgh TV festival she had to break through ‘countless barriers’ to succeed

The actor Rose Ayling-Ellis has said she is tired of playing the “token deaf character” in shows and says the TV industry needs to have more realistic storylines for disabled people.

The Strictly Come Dancing winner also said she felt enormous pressure as the most prominent deaf actor in the UK.

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