Douglas Fordyce Explained
Nickname: | Doug |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Birth Date: | 3 February 1990 |
Discipline: | Acrobatic Gymnastics |
Level: | International |
Club: | Heathrow Gymnastics Club |
Headcoach: | Neil Griffiths |
Assistcoach: | Andrew Griffiths |
Choreographer: | Nicola Yellop |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Douglas Fordyce (born 3 February 1990), known usually as Doug Fordyce, is a British acrobatic gymnast who won the title of world men's pairs champion with Edward Upcott in July 2010 in Poland.[1] [2] [3]
Until 2012, Fordyce was a member of Spelbound, the gymnastic group who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent.[4] [5] [6] The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. Having retired from Spelbound, Fordyce and Upcott are pursuing a stage act route together called Brothers of Eden.[7] [8]
In 2014, Fordyce took part in the BBC series Tumble as an acrobatic professional and was paired with Amelle Berrabah.[9] In 2021 he appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders playing a character who is beaten up for being homophobic and ableist.
Notes and References
- News: BBC Sport - Gymnastics - Devon gymnast Douglas Fordyce wins world gold. BBC Online. 26 September 2012. 20 July 2010. Devon's Douglas Fordyce has won gold at the World Acrobatic Gymnastic Championships in Poland, alongside Edward Upcott in the men's pair. Fordyce and Upcott clinched the title with a score of 28.662, beating the Russian pair [28.506] into second..
- Web site: British World Triumph in Poland. 18 July 2010. British Gymnastics. 26 September 2012. The last day of the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Wrozlaw, Poland was marked by truly unique British success - both our Men's Pair and Men's Four won World titles in their respective categories.
•Men's Pair: Douglas Fordyce & Edward Upcott
•Men's Four: Adam Buckingham, Adam McAssey, Alex Uttley, Jonathan Stranks. 11 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711182345/https://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1460:british-world-triumph-in-poland&catid=54:acrobatic-gymnastics&Itemid=91. dead.
- News: BBC SPORT - Other sport... - Gymnastics - Devon teenager wins world bronze. 24 July 2009. BBC Online. 27 September 2012. Devon's Douglas Fordyce has won bronze in the acrobatic gymnastics at the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Fordyce, 19 and his partner Edward Upcott, 17, finished third in the men's pair finals..
- News: Prepare to be gobsmacked. 1 July 2010. The Press and Journal. 27 September 2012. Over 19million TV viewers flinched as they watched Edward Upcott soar over the heads of Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell..
- Web site: Spelbound win 'Britain's Got Talent'. Millar. Paul. 5 June 2010. Digital Spy. 5 June 2010. London. Having been the bookies' favourite for most of the series, the gymnast troupe beat comic dance duo Twist & Pulse..
- News: Gymnast troupe Spelbound win Britain's Got Talent. 5 June 2010. BBC News. 5 June 2010. Judge Simon Cowell said "the right boys and girls won on the night". He likened Spelbound's routine to an Olympic gold medal-winning performance and said it was one of the most astonishing things he had ever seen on live TV..
- Web site: We'll miss you – thank you x. 6 September 2012. Spelbound. 26 September 2012. Doug and Ed are pursuing their own stage act. https://web.archive.org/web/20120917134536/http://spelbound.co.uk/well-miss-you-thank-you-x. 17 September 2012. dead.
- Web site: Brothers of Eden - Corporate & Club Entertainment. 23 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423074246/http://brothersofeden.com/. 23 April 2013.
- Web site: BBC One - Tumble - Doug Fordyce.