Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Simmonds says trolls ask 'how's the dwarf going to dance?'
msn.comEllie Simmonds is preparing to wow the nation on Strictly – yet she is already being bullied online. Brave Ellie, however, who struck gold five times in the paralympics, refuses to let the trolls’ nasty comments take the shine off becoming the show’s first contestant with dwarfism.
The athlete, 27, who won 2008’s BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, hopes to show fans they can achieve anything. She said the bullies’ cruel words had upset her but she refuses to let them knock her down.
Ellie said: “I’ve had it already. Some people have said ‘How’s the dwarf going to dance?’ It’s sad and it does get to you. “But from that one comment, there are so many other amazing comments. ”Ellie has received good-luck messages from people all over the world in the build-up to Saturday’s launch.
She said: “People who have reached out to me – it’s been so touching. “If only I had this as a child, watching someone with dwarfism on a dancing show.
Read more on msn.com