Regan Paul Gascoigne (born 18 February 1996) is an English professional dancer, singer and actor. He has worked in several performing arts productions and appeared on television shows. In 2022, he won the fourteenth series of ''

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''.

Life and career

Regan Paul Gascoigne was born on 18 February 1996. His parents are professional

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footballer

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and television personality

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, and his half-sister is

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. Gascoigne has studied at the Hammond Ballet School, musical theatre at

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and The Actors Class London. Gascoigne is openly

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. He talked about his sexuality on ''

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'' in 2019. He was supported by his father. Gascoigne, like his father Paul, has OCD. He is of Irish descent through his father. When Gascoigne was young he appeared in shows with his father

. Gascoigne has been in '' Cutting Edge'' and on ''Being Paul Gascoigne'' about his father's alcoholism on ''

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''. Gascoigne is a member of the Urban Voices Collective. He performed in ''

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'' with the

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and has been part of the singing troupe on the

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specials ''

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''. Gascoigne also auditioned for ''

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'' but did not progress. Gascoigne won the 2022 season of ''

'' with American skater

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. Ahead of his skating debut, Gascoigne was named by

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as favourite to win the series which he went on to win beating fellow professional dancer Brendan Cole in the Final.

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