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Rose Ayling-Ellis will feature in the upcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are? (Picture: ITV)

Former soap actress Rose Ayling-Ellis unveils a major moment which mirrored a memorable EastEnders episode.

The soap star, 29, played Frankie Lewis, daughter of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), who departed last September for a new job in Scotland.

In an new series of Who Do You Think You Are? a show which sees people delving into the past to uncover fascinating stories about their relatives, Rose unveils an incident which uncannily mirrors an episode of EastEnders, having taken place in a pub in Birmingham. 

Celebrities including Olly Murs, Mel C, Paddy McGuinness and Gemma Collins will also feature in the new series, which will mark its 20th anniversary.

Frankie first appeared on our screens in 2020, where it was revealed that she was Mick’s daughter, as a result of child abuse at the hands of social worker Katy Lewis (Simone Lahbib).

During her stint on the show, Frankie has had a lasting impact. Arriving as the secret daughter of Mick Carter in 2020, she has since been involved in a number of storylines.

Rose Ayling-Ellis as Frankie in EastEnders
Rose left her role in EastEnders in 2022 (Picture: BBC)

Rose was the first deaf actress to be cast on the show and has inspired many fans with disabilities. In 2021, she won Strictly Come Dancing with partner Giovanni Pernice, after wowing audiences with her dance skills.

Their iconic silent dance performance went on to win a Bafta for the ‘Must-See Moment of the Year’ and they eventually went on to win Strictly too.

Still, Rose initially ‘hated’ the idea.

‘I watched this pre-recorded video by external choreographers and immediately didn’t like what they’d come up with,’ she told The Guardian.

‘I was up for the idea, as long as it wasn’t a patronising stunt. An attempt to get the pity vote, all sad, dreary and “poor me”.’

‘It was what hearing people think deaf people experience. Very insular, cut-off, small. It was so sad. And that’s not me.’

Since winning Strictly, Rose has left EastEnders as Frankie Lewis and starred in a West End revival of As You Like It and will next be seen fronting her own documentary, Signs For Change.

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