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Ryan Paton

Strictly Come Dancing final: Who is Rose Ayling-Ellis and her rarely-seen boyfriend?

The Strictly Come Dancing final is set to air tonight.

Rose Ayling-Ellis is the overwhelming favourite to win this year's Glitterball after she wowed audiences with her stunning performances alongside Giovanni Pernice.

The EastEnders ' actress made history when she became the earliest contestant to receive a perfect 40 score following a sexy tango to Ed Sheeran's Shivers during Halloween week.

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The 27-year-old is the show's first ever deaf contestant - and her moving silent routine on week eight brought the judges to tears with Anton Du Beke describing it as the "greatest thing" he's ever seen on Strictly.

Rose and Giovanni's chemistry prompted fans to claim the professional is " madly in love " with the soap star after he kissed her on the head in semi-final week.

However, there is no danger of the Strictly "curse" striking again as Rose is involved in a long term relationship with Sam Arnold.

Sam is also deaf and the happy couple remain just as smitten as ever after seven years of dating.

According to The Mirror, Sam declared his love for Rose in August ahead of her appearance on this season of the popular BBC contest.

He said: "I still find you the most funniest, beautiful and super cool girlfriend I ever asked for.

"You are a true b****s girlfriend."

Despite Rose's high profile, the two tend to keep their relationship out of the limelight of showbiz.

However, she did share snaps on Instagram of their trip to the Amazon River.

In the caption, she explained how she stayed with a local family while in the rain forest and described the experience as a dream come true.

She said: "I stayed in the jungle next to the Amazon River in a lovely local family home for four days, even swam in the river! It always had been my dream to visited the Amazon.

"We had three guides, Kid, Frank and Bala that stayed with us that show us around the amazon in the way they know it."

Sam has also been spotted in the crowd during Rose's performances and will sure to be cheering her on tonight as she aims to be crowned this season's winner.

Strictly Come Dancing final airs tonight at 7pm on BBC One

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