EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis previously revealed the heartbreaking way her parents were given the news that she was deaf.
Rose, who returns to our screens with her new series Old Hands, New Tricks tonight (March 26), admitted that the language used around the time of her diagnosis was “negative” and “loaded”.
And, although the 30-year-old actress considers being deaf as her “proudest identity”, growing up without being able to hear was hard on her and her family.
Rose Ayling-Ellis on how her parents found out she was deaf
Rose’s parents learned she was deaf when she was 18 months old, which is a “late” diagnosis.
“Now, you often find out a few weeks after birth. Back in the 90s, it was basically someone clapping behind you, and I just always turned around,” she told The Guardian.
As an adult, Rose admitted to seeking answers to a lot of questions. She recently discovered how her parents were first informed about their daughter’s disability.
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