Beth Tweddle

She met Steve Cryer, a financial advisor, at a night out in 2010 and began dating him thereafter. However, she broke off her three-year relationship in 2013, as she wanted to concentrate on her ‘Dancing on Ice’ performance.

Beth Tweddle was born as Elizabeth Kimberly Tweddle on April 1, 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Jerry and Ann Tweddle. She relocated to Bunbury, Cheshire, England, with her family when she was just 18 months.

She took up gymnastics at the age of seven, after a number of hit-and-misses at other sports, and joined the local Crewe and Nantwich Gymnastics Club.

She completed her schooling from The Queen’s School, Chester, and attended the University of Liverpool for a foundation degree. In 2007, she graduated with a sports science degree from the Liverpool John Moores University.

After competing at the local club, she went to The City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club, in 1997, to train under Amanda Reddin.

She started receiving international recognition after her participation in the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium, for her stunts on the asymmetric bars.

She won the first ever medal for Britain at the 2002 European Championships in Patras, Greece, getting a bronze medal. The same year, she clinched gold at the Manchester Commonwealth Games on uneven bars.

She continued to thrive through 2003, becoming the first female British gymnast to win at the Anaheim World Championships, taking bronze.

In 2004, she won a silver medal at the Amsterdam European Championships, on uneven bars. Soon after, she competed in the Athens Olympic Games and finished at nineteenth position.

She won a nomination at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, in 2006, and was placed at the third position.

In 2010, she was honored with the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire), towards her services and success to gymnastics, at the Queen’s New Years Honours List.

She won Britain’s first gold medal at the World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, and European Championships in Volos, Greece, on uneven bars, in 2006.

In 2009, she was successful in claiming double gold at the Milan European Championships on uneven bars and floors. This was soon followed by her first ever gold medal on floors at the London World Championships.

In 2010, she retained her bars and floor titles by winning gold at the Birmingham European Championships. Also, she was placed first in the Rotterdam World Championships, on uneven bars, thus becoming a three-time world champion.