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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri has nearly broken down in tears when receiving a sweet message from her parents . The former Love Island star , 26, is competing on this season of the BBC dancing series where she’s been paired with Aljaž Škorjanec. On the most recent episode, which was an Icons Week special, they performed a couple’s choice dance to What About Us by Pink.

Before taking to the dancefloor, Tasha was in tears speaking about the trolling she’s experienced online due to her disability. Tasha, who was born deaf and uses a cochlear implant , became visibly emotional as explained how people mocked the way she spoke and how she hit ‘rock bottom’ after appearing on Love Island and discovering ‘horrific things’ were being written about her. However, her dance performance was praised, with the pair picking up a near-perfect score of 39.



Speaking on The One Show on Tuesday night, Tasha spoke about receiving the positive feedback from the panel ‘meant the absolute world’. ‘For us it was telling a story and dancing with our hearts,’ she said. ‘It was a chance to tell a powerful and raw story and to hear those comments from the judges meant the world and it connected.

’ Although Tasha said she was ‘nervous to show a vulnerable part of myself’ she was thrilled at the positive reaction, which she called ‘incredible’. She was t.

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