{"id":8897,"date":"2021-12-18T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1537321"},"modified":"2021-12-18T08:31:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T07:31:09","slug":"former-strictly-star-emma-barton-backs-rose-ayling-ellis-to-win","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/former-strictly-star-emma-barton-backs-rose-ayling-ellis-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Strictly star Emma Barton backs Rose Ayling-Ellis to win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 18 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Rose Ayling-Ellis has made it all the way to the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-final\/&quot;\">Strictly Come Dancing final<\/a> tonight and will be going up against John Whaite in the last leg of the battle to be crowned <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-start-date-news\/&quot;\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> champion 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The EastEnders star has been a frontrunner since the start of the series, dazzling both the judges and viewers at home with her spectacular technique and powerful performances.<\/p>\n<p>Paired with Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/rose-ayling-ellis-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\">Rose Ayling-Ellis<\/a> has proved a force to be reckoned with and has earned widespread praise for breaking down barriers and stereotypes for deaf people.<\/p>\n<p>Her EastEnders co-star Emma Barton, who was a Strictly finalist with her partner Anton Du Beke back in 2019, tells <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> she\u2019d love to see the actress lift the Glitterball trophy tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Emma says she\u2019s \u201cabsolutely obsessed with this year of Strictly\u201d, going on to say: \u201cI can\u2019t even believe where they are \u2013 the standard is so high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I would love to see my colleague, my darling Rose go all the way,\u201d she added.<\/p> <p>Tonight, Emma is taking part in The Weakest Link Strictly special alongside the likes of It Takes Two host Janette Manrara, 2016 winner Ore Oduba and her former partner Anton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m absolutely petrified \u2013 I\u2019m not the best with general knowledge and I panic under pressure, so this will be interesting,\u201d the star, who is playing for the charity Together for Short Lives, says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" 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I think Romesh [Ranganathan] is going to be absolutely outstanding,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked who she thinks her biggest competition will be, Emma replied: \u201cWell, it\u2019s going to be tricky playing against Anton \u2013 he knows everything, so he\u2019s going to be a hard one to beat!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Lauren Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Weakest Link starts tonight on BBC One at 6:10pm. The Strictly Come Dancing final airs tonight at 7pm on BBC One. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\">Entertainment<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>This year\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/when-does-the-radio-times-christmas-issue-go-on-sale-3\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/when-does-the-radio-times-christmas-issue-go-on-sale-3\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">Radio Times Christmas double issue<\/a>\u00a0is on sale now, featuring two weeks of TV, film and radio listings, reviews, features and interviews with the stars.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Minnie Wright Published: Saturday, 18 December 2021 at 12:00 am Rose Ayling-Ellis has made it all the way to the Strictly Come Dancing final tonight and will be going up against John Whaite in the last leg of the battle to be crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion 2021. 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