Strictly champ Rose Ayling-Ellis lands huge ITV drama role after quitting EastEnders
ok.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has landed a huge new role in a TV crime drama series. Rose, who was the first deaf contestant to compete on the celebrity dance show in 2021, is set to star in ITV's Code Of Silence.The 28 year old actress – also known for her role as Frankie in EastEnders – will play a character recruited by police for her lip-reading skills, which will be used to uncover the conversations of criminals.The six-part drama is written by Catherine Moulton, who's also worked on the recent TV series Baptiste and Then You Run.
Rose said of her new role: “When I first read Catherine Moulton’s script it was obvious that her first-hand experiences and understanding has enabled her to write a truly authentic character and I knew I had to be a part of this project. “I am so delighted.
ITV are as excited as we are to bring this to life and I can’t wait to get to started.” Rose will play a deaf catering worker, called Alison Woods, who to make ends meet works in both a police canteen and a local bar and cares for her deaf mother.
But Alison becomes key to a police investigation when she translates a criminal gang’s conversations as she finds herself drawn to one of the main suspects.
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