Strictly’s official Instagram account posted a video of the moment with the caption: ‘How about Tasha and Aljaz’s AMAZING choice of couple! The sky really is the limit #Strictly”.

Responding in the comments, Tasha’s boyfriend Andrew, who she met on Love Island in 2022, expressed his admiration with a sweet three-word message: “Well done baby”, accompanied by clapping emojis.

This comes after Tasha moved viewers to tears on Saturday’s show when she became visibly emotional during a VT before her emotional routine. The former Love Island contestant revealed: “This song is about feeling unseen or unheard. I was born completely deaf in both ears and my parents found out when I was about 12 months old.

“Being born into a hearing family was definitely difficult, they’re the ones who really had to adjust their lifestyle around me, they started learning sign language which was nice,” he shared she, adding that they enrolled her in dance classes from the beginning. the age where she could “let go” and “just be Tasha”.

The Strictly star went on to say: ‘Two years ago I was on a reality TV show, I was the first contestant with a cochlear implant and I really wanted to show that even though I had a disability I could still do it. find love.

“When we left the show, I remember my dad sat me down and looked at me straight and said to Tasha that a lot of horrible things have been written about you, especially on social media. Videos were made of my voice, the way I speak, it became a trend at some point.”

Tasha then became emotional, confessing: “It hit me really hard because I wanted to go forward for representation and I felt like I failed not only myself, but the whole deaf community.”

She bravely added: “I said you know what, I’m not going to let them bring me down, I’m going to use my platform and educate people.”

On Twitternow X, fans were deeply moved by Tasha’s VT, sharing their support for the Strictly star. One emotional fan posted: “Hearing Tasha talk about her experiences of being bullied because of her disability was heartbreaking. And it really hit home. Her dancing was absolutely stunning and she is a beautiful person inside and out. i love her #Strict” accompanied by heart emojis.

Another user commented: “Both Tasha’s vt and her dance made me SO EMOTIONAL,” while someone else remarked: “Wow Tasha, you’re an awareness of merit. What a personal, beautiful and powerful dance #strict”. Elsewhere, another admirer expressed: “tasha should be so incredibly proud of herself #strictly”, alongside several crying emojis.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Sunday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.