Strictly's Sarah Hadland says the 'pressure' star Tasha Ghouri is under is 'so harsh'

has shared her concern for her co-star as she admitted that it's "so harsh" how much pressure the star is under.

Last week, the 26-year-old reality star broke down in tears after she shared her fears that she had "let down the whole deaf community".

The blonde bombshell had received a wave of cruel comments about the way she speaks when she was on the dating show.

Since appearing on the dance competition, Tasha stressed the importance of normalising her disability through her heart-warming performances.

Tasha, who was born deaf and received her cochlear implant when she was just five years old, became the second deaf contestant on the series in 2024.

EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis made history as the first deaf contestant two years earlier in 2022. Now, 53-year-old actress Sarah has said she is horrified by the scrutiny younger women receive on social media in an interview with .

She told the publication: "Take the lovely Tasha [Ghouri] on Strictly. The pressure people are under from social media now is so harsh, the judgement. You think, 'Gosh, we didn't have any of that'."

In the tearful interview, Tasha told Strictly viewers: "I remember my dad sat me down and he looked at me straight and said, 'Tash, there is a lot of horrific stuff that was written about you, especially on social media'.

"There are videos made about my voice and the way I speak, it became a trend at one point. And it really, really hit me rock bottom. Because I wanted to go on for representation and I feel like I failed, not just myself but, the whole deaf community."

Sarah is currently tipped to beat EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and the Love Island alumni to win the Glitterball trophy with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola.

According to bookies BetMGM, the Miranda star's odds have dramatically improved after her consistent high scores and impressive performances on the show.

Her odds jumped from 11/2 to 5/2 after she finished third on the leaderboard after her brilliant American Smooth to the hit single Proud by Heather Small.

Director at BetMGM, Sam Behar, told: "There has been a big market move on Sarah Hadland to be crowned the next Strictly Come Dancing champion.

"She's still behind the ½ favourite Chris McCausland but has become a serious contender ahead of Tasha Ghouri at 8/1 and Jamie Borthwick at 20/1."

Fans will have to stay tuned to see which contestant will be booted from the competition this week.