Paralympic legend Ellie Simmonds has been named as the sixth celebrity to join the 2022 lineup ofStrictly Come Dancing.
Simmons, 27, won the Paralympics five times, and at the age of 13 she rose to fame by competing in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.
The station said she "bursted with excitement" when she set her sights on picking up a glitter ball, Miller reports. 15} She added: Countdown minutes to start. She learned to dance, met her partner and everyone involved in the show. Plus, wearing her sequins and more makes her swell. "She's been watching Strictly for as long as she can remember. It's a traditional lead up to Christmas with her family and it's a real honor to be a part of it." Ellie is best known as a gold medal-winning Paralympic swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle in Beijing. In 2012, she won gold in the 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley at the London Summer Paralympics. and won a gold medal. Rio She won her 200m individual medley in 2016. Strictly Star became the youngest event to earn her MBE at the age of 14, and her Paralympics for her contributions to the sport, she was promoted to OBE in the 2013 New Year's Honors. She retired from swimming in her 2020. Ellie has a dwarfism called achondroplasia. Ellie is her sixth contestant to be announced atStrictly Come Dancing 2022. So far she has stood up for her comedian Jade Adams,Loose Women star Kay will be attending. Adams, Radio 2 star Richie Anderson, former Coronation Street actress Kim Marsh Kim Marshand actor Will Mellor were first revealed. Other celebrity contestants to be announced soon. Her Strictly this year has some notable changes, including professional dancers her Oti Mabuse and her Aljaz Skorjanec and judge Bruno Tonioli leaving the showthere is. 4 new pros drafted. Among them are European Cup winner Vito Coppola , Chinese National Champion Carlos Gu , Former British Under-21 National Champion Lauren Oakley and Latin Dance Champion Michelle Tziakkus. Don't miss the latest news from Scotland and beyond - sign up for our daily newsletter here. 
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