Peta Murgatroyd
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 37 |
| Date of birth | July 14,1986 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Auckland |
| New Zealand | |
| Height | 170 (cm) |
| Spouse | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Suzanne Murgatroyd |
| Derek Murgatroyd | |
| Movies/Shows | Dancing with the Stars |
| Faith, Hope & Love | |
| Nationality | American |
| Australian | |
| New Zealand | |
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| ID | 418651 |
Peta Murgatroyd Life story
Peta Jane Murgatroyd is an Australian and American professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production Burn the Floor, including its Broadway run. She is best known for her appearances on the American edition of Dancing with the Stars, which she and her partners have won twice.
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Final watched by 11 million people
... Model, actor and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco won the 2016 series with his professional partner Peta Murgatroyd...
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis becomes first deaf winner
... Model, actor and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco won the 2016 series with his professional partner Peta Murgatroyd...
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis becomes first deaf winner
EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis has become The First deaf contestant to win Bbc One 's Strictly Come Dancing .
She and her professional partner Giovanni Pernice were presented with the glitterball trophy in Saturday's live final.
Ayling-Ellis paid tribute to Pernice after being named The Winner , saying he " always had a piece of he heart".
The couple's victory also marks The First win for Pernice, who has been a pro dancer on The Show since 2015.
He previously made it to The Final in 2018, 2017 and 2015 with Faye Tozer , Debbie Mcgee and Georgia May Foote respectively.
Ayling-Ellis held off competition from chef and former Bake Off winner John Whaite .
The third finalist, TV presenter AJ Odudu, on Friday after tearing a ligament in her ankle.
Ayling-Ellis has played Frankie Lewis, The Daughter of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer ), in Bbc One soap EastEnders since May 2020.
The 27-year-old has been widely praised throughout this series of Strictly for challenging assumptions about deaf people and dancing.
Her participation in The Competition for British Sign Language (BSL) courses in the UK.
One routine this series saw her for 20 seconds as a tribute to the deaf community and an illustration of how people with a hearing impairment can still dance to music.
The Actress 's victory comes five years after the US version of Strictly, Dancing With The Stars , crowned its first deaf winner.
Model, actor and deaf activist Nyle Dimarco won the 2016 series with his professional partner Peta Murgatroyd .
Prior to that, Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin , who is also deaf, competed on the US version of The Show in 2008.
In the UK, Ayling-Ellis was The First ever deaf contestant to have competed in Strictly Come Dancing .
When her casting was announced earlier this year, she gave media interviews explaining how she would be able to while taking part in The Show .
Saturday's finale marks the end of a relatively successful series of Strictly. Unlike the 2020 series, no contestants left The Competition this year due to Covid - however some did have to Miss A single week after testing positive.
Similarly, two judges - Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse - missed weeks due to Covid. Actress Cynthia Erivo stood in on both occasions.
Other health problems and injuries took their toll on the series even prior to Odudu's departure on Friday.
Peep Show star Robert Webb withdrew on medical advice following heart surgery he had two years ago, while former rugby player Ugo Monye missed a week due to back problems.
Consolidated viewing figures show this series has regularly attracted an audience of More Than nine million, Making It one of the most-watched TV shows in the Country .
Source of news: bbc.com
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