Douglas Fordyce (born 3 February 1990), known usually as Doug Fordyce, is a British

acrobatic gymnast Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform routines consisting of acrobatic skills, dance and tumbling, set to music. The sport is governed by the International Feder ...

who won the title of world men's pairs champion with

Edward Upcott Edward Robin Upcott (born 29 December 1991) is a five times British acrobatic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnast champion who was world men's pairs champion in partnership with Douglas Fordyce, Doug Fordyce, winning the gold medal in July 2010 in P ...

in July 2010 in Poland. Until 2012, Fordyce was a member of

Spelbound Spelbound are a Gymnastics, gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning Britain's Got Talent (series 4), the fourth series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 20 ...

, the gymnastic group who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of ''

Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global '' Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquial ...

''. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010

Royal Variety Performance The ''Royal Variety Performance'' is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which King Charles III is life-patron). It is attended by senior members of the British royal ...

. Having retired from Spelbound, Fordyce and Upcott are pursuing a stage act route together called ''Brothers of Eden''. In 2014, Fordyce took part in the BBC series '' Tumble'' as an acrobatic professional and was paired with

Amelle Berrabah Amelle Sousa Berrabah (born 22 April 1984), also known as Amelle, is a British singer and rapper. She is best known for being a former member of the girl group the Sugababes, replacing founding member Mutya Buena, who left the group in December ...

. In 2021 he appeared in the BBC soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' playing a character who is beaten up for being homophobic and ableist.

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* 1990 births Living people British acrobatic gymnasts Male acrobatic gymnasts Sportspeople from Devon Britain's Got Talent winners Medalists at the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships World Games bronze medalists for Great Britain World Games medalists in gymnastics 21st-century British sportsmen Medalists at the 2009 World Games {{acrobatic-gymnastics-bio-stub