EastEnders actor Danny Dyer has celebrated Rose Ayling-Ellis' epic Strictly Come Dancing win in style.
The actress, 27, who plays Danny's on-screen daughter in the soap, was crowned the winner tonight with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice.
Rose made history as the show's first ever deaf contestant and wowed the nation week after week with her heartfelt performances.
As she was declared the winner her Albert Square co-star, who plays Mick Carter on EastEnders, jumped on Instagram to show his support.
Captioning a photo of Rose and Giovanni raising the glitterball trophy, Danny wrote: "You’re a f*****g lioness among lambs," followed by a heart emoji.
Rose, who plays Frankie Lewis in EastEnders, was in the final with former Bake Off star John Whaite and his dance partner Johannes Radebe after AJ Odudu had to pull out due to injury.
Speaking after her win, the actress told Giovanni: "I just want to say you are so amazing.
"You pushed me to believe in myself.
"We've gone through a lot, and no matter how busy we get, you've always got a piece of my heart."
Giovanni added: "It's incredible. Thank you to this beautiful lady that made all my dreams come true. You became the best dance, the best teammate. You are a dream Rose, thank you for everything."
Rose's mum Mum Donna also gushed with pride sending her daughter a heartfelt message before the show.
She said: "As a little girl, she was always really happy, always laughing, never frightened of anything. The most brave person I know actually. The thing that made me cry was her happiness."
Right from the start Rose stunned Strictly viewers with her dedication to dance with Giovanni revealing how she remembers the moves on It Takes Two.
Speaking to Janette Manrara he said: "Well obviously it's completely different, we just now focus on the muscle memory more than the music.
"Some people connect sometimes movement to the lyrics of the song but unfortunately we can't do that.
"So it's all about muscle memory, so in her brain she's still counting and still remember what she has to do, the technique, so it's more difficult."
Rose added: "It's quite a lot but I noticed people really rely on the music to remember what's next but I don't do that."
She said it was a "common misconception" that deaf people can’t enjoy music, and while her experiences may be different to others, she picked some of the music and the beat thanks to her hearing aid."
As soon as Danny saw Rose's first dance on Strictly, he praised the gifted actress for being "f***ing fearless" and told her he was "so proud".
