Rose Ayling-Ellis is set to front a new BBC documentary about sign language.
Rose Ayling-Ellis will front the documentary
The 27-year-old actress will host a one-hour documentary called ‘Signs For Change’, which will explore the daily challenges and discrimination facing people within the deaf community.
Rose – who is a British Sign Language user – said: “This documentary will be real, emotional and hard-hitting, and it is high time that the realities of deaf people in the UK were shared with a wider audience.
“My hope is to encourage people to look at our attitude as a society and to reflect on how we can improve the lives of deaf people. It will not paint me as an inspiration, but will instead lift the lid on the gritty stuff that we desperately need to confront.”
The documentary is set to explore “societal change and inclusion for deaf individuals”, according to the BBC.
Rose previously admitted that she’s determined to “make a difference”.
The actress – who starred in ‘EastEnders’ before winning ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2021 – revealed she’s keen to help to breakdown barriers for deaf people.
She said: “I am ambitious to make a difference. I feel like there’s so many barriers out there that need to be broken. And I’m quite happy to break them up! I think I’m addicted to it now.”
Rose is also keen to use her ‘Strictly’ success to bring attention to the issues facing the UK’s deaf community.
The soap star – who has been deaf since birth – explained: “I want to use my platform, while everyone is looking at me, to reflect that attention on to the whole deaf community.”
What’s more, Rose insisted that attitudes towards deaf and disabled people need to change within the entertainment industry.
She said: “A lot of agents don’t take on deaf people or disabled people. Because they don’t think they’re going to give them a lot of work. That has got to change.”
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