Sensational Strictly couple awarded first perfect score of the season

Strictly Come Dancing has announced it will replace judge Craig Revel Horwood with Tony award winner Cynthia Erivo on the show this weekend. The news comes as the BBC competition's original judge Craig, 56, has unfortunately contracted COVID-19 and won't be able to attend the next instalment.

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have been wowing fans on the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor week after week, but the actress made sure she put some time aside to celebrate her 27th birthday.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis asked which pro dancer she would pick over Giovanni PerniceOn Wednesday, Rose was joined by both Giovanni and her boyfriend Samuel Arnold for a fun dinner date as she took a break from rehearsals.WATCH: Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice leave fans in tears with poignant

Rose Ayling-Ellis is continuing to grow close with her Strictly Come Dancing professional partner Giovanni Pernice after spending her birthday with him. The EastEnders star – who is currently the favourite win the BBC dance show – celebrated her 27th birthday on Wednesday, but spent her day rehearsing for this weekend's live show.

Rose Ayling-Ellis is Strictly Come Dancing's first deaf contestant and she and dance partner Giovanni Pernice have been wowing fans in recent weeks. The fan favourite couple has been climbing the leaderboard on the BBC One show as the weeks go by and they blew the audience away with their emotional performance on Saturday 13 November's show titled the Sound of Silence.

Strictly Come Dancing has revealed the highly-anticipated songs and dances for the show's Musicals Week on Saturday. Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice will be performing the Quickstep to Love Is An Open Door from Frozen while Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin will be doing a Couple's Choice to Revolting Children from Matilda.

Ed Sheeran is slated to perform at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).During the MAMA press conference held earlier today (November 16), chief producer Park Chan-wook announced that Sheeran will be the awards show’s global artist representative of the year.

Strictly Come Dancing's Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice revealed that they kept the "special" silent moment in their dance to celebrate the deaf community a "secret". EastEnders star Rose, 26, who is the first deaf contestant to take part in Strictly, and pro partner Giovanni, 31, appeared on Monday's episode of It Takes Two where they discussed the powerful routine.

Rose Ayling-Ellis is now the favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing following her and Giovanni Pernice's incredible tribute to the deaf community at the weekend. EastEnders star Rose, 26, and professional dancer Giovanni, 31, wowed fans with their emotional performance on Saturday 13 November's show.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Giovanni Pernice said “I love you” to dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis after the pair performed their much-praised Couple’s Choice dance routine on Saturday night. Rose, as the first deaf contestant to feature in the series, paid tribute to the community with Giovanni by including a “special” silent moment during their dance to the unawareness of the judges.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left sobbing on Saturday as Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice included a "special" silent moment in their dance to celebrate the deaf community. EastEnders star Rose, 26, who is the first deaf contestant to take part in Strictly, performed a stunning Couple's Choice dance to Clean Bandit's Symphony with pro partner Giovanni, 31.

Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis has left EastEnders to focus on her dancing with her professional partner Giovanni Pernice. Viewers of the popular BBC soap watched on Tuesday night as the 26 year old's character Frankie Lewis heartbreakingly decided that she needed a break from Walford.

Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis took to her Instagram Stories to share a cheeky behind-the-scenes moment with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice on Wednesday.The pair were travelling in the back of a car when the actress posted a short video clip which saw her look to the camera and mouth "Shh," before interrupting a dozing Giovanni by gently poking his face with her finger!MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis shares real reason for joining Strictly Come DancingGiovanni then looked surprised before smiling

Strictly Come Dancing star Rose Ayling-Ellis and her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice suffered a mishap during training this week, as Rose's hearing aid battery died.SEE: Strictly made a big change for Rose Ayling-Ellis that we never knew aboutGiovanni took to Instagram Stories as he filmed the pair sitting in the studio, apparently unable to continue to practice. "What's the problem?" he said to Rose.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have backed professional dancer Giovanni Pernice to win this year's show, saying they've spotted a huge difference since he was paired up with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis. Fans of celebrity contestant Rose, 26, who is deaf, think she's had a positive impact on her dance partner, claiming Giovanni is much softer and showing his “sweeter” side this year.

After topping the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard and creating show history by securing the series’ earliest perfect score, EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis is the runaway favourite to win this year’s Glitterball trophy. And it seems Rose’s EastEnders co-stars have every faith that she’ll be bringing the trophy back to Walford, predicting she’ll dance to victory alongside professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice.

Strictly Come Dancing's audience has been banned from clapping as Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice perform on the show. EastEnders star Rose, 26, made history on the show this series as she became the first deaf celebrity to take to the Strictly dance floor.The actress has been doing incredibly well throughout the series so far and made history once again last weekend as she and Giovanni became the earliest stars to receive a perfect score in the show's competition.