Strictly star Ellie Simmonds has opened up about her partnership with Nikita Kuzmin, revealing that the pair discussed how to make their partnership work ahead of training together.
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Chatting to HELLO! and other reporters ahead of the show, Ellie explained: "It's so out of my comfort zone and it's about adapting. Nikita and I were saying, ‘How are we going to work it,’ and we’re both in the unknown.
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"He’s never danced with anyone with dwarfism before, I’ve never danced before, so how’s it going to work out? I feel like I've seen Rose do it last year, as JJ, Lauren and Johnny. There’ve been so many [contestants] for disability representation, to be part of that it's just a huge honour.
Ellie and Nikita scored an impressive 26 score for their Cha-Cha, and she posted about the performance on Instagram, writing: "Last night was out of this world! I’m still on such a high. I wanted to do that dance again and again!! But the best thing is we’re back to training first thing tomorrow for our next dance! Whoooo! Sooooo exciting!!"
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Speaking about the response from the dwarfism community, Ellie continued: "I've had so many people reaching out, not just in the UK but worldwide like, Wow Ellie you're doing this, you're going to help us and represent us.’ It’s a huge, huge honour." Ellie added that Nikita had been "so lovely and supportive" during their training.
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The Paralympian also discussed the reaction from the dwarfism community, saying: "I've had so many people reaching out [from the dwarfism community], not just in the UK but worldwide like, 'Wow Ellie you're doing this, you're going to help us and represent us.’ It’s a huge, huge honour."
The star also revealed how BBC had helped her, adding: " They make sure I’m comfortable, that there are rails, that I can reach everything, all of that. It makes me feel so comfortable and relaxed."
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