Silence is golden for ecstatic Rose

STRICTLY Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis and Killing Eve star Jodie Comer lit up the stage with their smiles last night as they each accepted a Bafta award.

- Tom Bryant

Rose, 27, and her dance partner Giovanni Pernice won the "must-see moment" award for their silent dance on the BBC series. They had wanted to show what dancing is like for Rose, who is deaf.

In emotional scenes at the Royal Festival Hall on London's Southbank, Rose said they were "so, so proud” of the routine.

The EastEnders actress added: "It is a very special moment for us because hopefully it showed how powerful TV can be, where it has actually introduced changes. It has even helped the BSL (British Sign Language) law be passed." The soap star had campaigned for BSL to be recognised as an official language and be given legal status in the UK.

Yin-credible for Sir Billy SIR Billy Connolly joked that he was happy to receive the prestigious Bafta fellowship "now my career is out the window” in a pre-recorded message. The Big Yin, 79, who has Parkinson's disease, said: "I am very proud to receive this. "Life is good. I couldn't be happier."

Gracious

In April, a Bill was passed in the House of Lords to make this happen in England, Wales and Scotland.