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Kirsty McCormack

Rose Ayling-Ellis’ boyfriend Samuel spotted cheering her on at Strictly final

Strictly Come Dancing viewers finally got a glimpse of Rose Ayling-Ellis’ boyfriend Samuel on Saturday night as he sat in the live audience for the final.

Rose, 27, and her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice were announced this year's winners after going head-to-head with John Whaite and Johannes Radebe.

As Tess Daly read out their names and they jumped up and down screaming, the camera panned to Rose's boyfriend and her family who were also up out of their seats as they celebrated her win.

Earlier on in the show, host Claudia Winkleman had mentioned that Rose's boyfriend was present that evening with Rose's mother Donna.

Strictly viewers finally got a glimpse of Rose Ayling-Ellis’ boyfriend Samuel on Saturday night as he sat in the live audience for the final (BBC)

As Samuel and Donna watched the EastEnders actress stun the judges with her three performances, he was seen clapping in sign language and leapt to his feet after Rose's first dance, a Quickstep.

Strictly viewers were quick to notice the fact that Samuel was present on Saturday night and took to Twitter to comment.

"Is this the first they've mentioned Rose's boyfriend??? #Strictly," one person asked.

Rose and Samuel have been together for around seven years (Instagram)

Someone else joked: "Anyone else feeling like Rose's boyfriend is the 3rd wheel rn? #strictly."

Another person tweeted: "i love rose and giovanni so much and i’m sorry to her boyfriend but i’m going to need them to get married immediately #Strictly #StrictlyFinal."

Rose and Samuel have been together for around seven years.

The pair are not huge fans of sharing their down time with followers, but they do occasionally offer up a glimpse of their loved-up life with a string of posts on Instagram.

Rose won this year's Strictly Come Dancing with her partner Giovanni Pernice (PA)

In a throw-back shot from 2015, the cute couple can be seen cuddling up and as they attend a music festival.

And on their sixth anniversary, Rose wrote in a sweet Instagram tribute: “Six years we’ve been together and I still don’t find you annoying."

And Samual wrote: “I still find you the most funniest, beautiful and super cool girlfriend I ever asked for. You are a true badass girlfriend."

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