Paralympian swimming star Ellie Simmonds lifts the lid on who she wants to win Strictly this year - and reflects on her own 'life-changing' appearance in 2022 with Nikita Kuzmin

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds OBE, 31, says there’s one person and one person only that she wants to see lifting the Strictly glitterball as the final of the BBC show looms.

The swimming star, who appeared on the sequin-filled show in 2022 alongside pro partner Nikita Kuzmin , exclusively tells the Mirror , “I’m rooting for Karen Carney - that’s who I'm getting all my mates to vote for at weekends! She’s just incredible.”

“She’s a top sportswoman, which is obviously close to my heart - and to make that transition from football to dancing look so easy… What she’s doing with Carlos [Gu] is phenomenal. I’d

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