'Seeing Ellie Simmonds on Strictly is one of the best moments of my entire life'
"I’m sitting with my family watching Ellie Simmonds take to the Strictly dance floor in a beautiful gold dress. The Paralympian smiles from ear to ear as she performs her incredible cha-cha – and I’m grinning right back at her. As the audience applauds Ellie, I feel like it’s one of the best moments of my entire life.
The physical pain made life hard, and at primary school I was relentlessly bullied. There were cruel words spoken and I had things thrown at me, even slammed into me. Even now, as an adult, when I’m out and about, people stare, film me on their phones and sing the Oompa Loompa song from Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. It’s horrendous, but I try not to let it get to me. When I was younger it only took one comment to completely ruin my day. I've since grown an invisible armour to cope.
Finding my feet in my career and having my own family has helped me finally come to accept and love myself. At first it felt like I was having so-called “normal” experiences that I didn’t dare dream of.While dancing, I’ve met wonderful industry professionals who see my potential, not just my dwarfism. I’m aware of my limits, but that doesn’t mean i can’t do something, it just means I’ll do it differently. i’ve even had a 6ft 3in dance partner.
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