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only 15 out LGBTQ athletes competed.Outsports reports that the athletes hail from 14 countries and will compete in nine different sports, including ice hockey, figure skating, skiing, and snowboarding.They include veteran LGBTQ competitors like Canadian figure skater Eric Radford, the first out gay man to win a gold Winter Olympics medal, bisexual Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, the most decorated LGBTQ Olympian of all time, and gay skier Gus Kenworthy, who will be competing for Great Britain after switching from Team USA (Kenworthy holds dual citizenship).Also Read: A tennis player yelled anti-gay slurs at the Olympics. He blamed the weather.The Beijing Winter Games will also feature a number of freshly out LGBTQ athletes, including Brazilian skeleton athlete Nicole Silveira and Team USA figure skater Timothy LeDuc, who will be the first out nonbinary athlete at the Winter Olympics.Team USA’s Brittany Bowe, a world record-holding speed skater, holds the honor of being the only out LGBTQ athlete to be chosen as a flag bearer for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.Bowe, the only openly LGBTQ woman athlete on Team USA, will compete in her third Olympic games in Beijing.

Hello! magazine last year, Rebecca expressed that she had just under four months to plan for her big day after finding the venue while the pair were looking for holiday destinations.Speaking about her magical wedding day, she gushed: "The sun shone, the people we love were there, and it was just the best day."We chose all the other music together, but I wanted one little thing that was a surprise for him. "He kept trying to get it out of me, but I wouldn't break."Andy chimed in, saying he was overcome with emotions when Tom Odell's Grow Old With Me began to play as his wife walked down the aisle with her father by her side. "So when Becky started walking towards me with her dad, I just lost it.She had the most beautiful smile on her face," he recalled."She looked incredible."Rebecca is also a mum to her six-year-old daughter Summer from her previous marriage to her ex-husband Harry Needs.The former couple had tied the knot back in 2014 before calling it quits 18 months later.

Dancing On Ice professional partner Andy Buchanan.

Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, 27, wished his girlfriend and mother of his child a happy birthday on Instagram today.

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, didn't know about the tragedy until she left the castle on Monday.The Leeds local, who became the second contestant to leave the programme, proceeded to share that it had required her a few days to find some peace with the news — especially since Brian had played such a massive influence in her personal and professional life."'Bright eyed eager' he took a 15 year old me and made me a great national level athlete," she continued."But he didn't just coach me, he took me to competitions (always telling mum he'd make sure I was safely back), he paid for races when cash was tight and taught me life lessons I really needed.Stopped me from getting into fights when I'd bitten off more than I could chew.”Kadeena

READ MORE: Arlene Phillips’ age leaves I'm A Celebrity 2021 viewers gobsmacked: 'Sorry, but how?'"I have not got a girlfriend at the moment," Jonny added at the time. "Alistair has got a girlfriend but he has not confided in me about any marriage plans."Every time I bring it up he just goes a bit red! All our school friends are starting to get married as well, so there have been a few weddings."It is unclear if the woman Alistair's brother was gushing about in the interview is still in his life, considering the latter has made no mention of her on any of his social media accounts, nor has she ever been mentioned in any of his interviews.Jonny added that his career remained his main priority.

Express.co.uk, Linford said: “I got my MBE from the Queen and I’d already met her earlier on in the year at the Commonwealth Games and she gave us the medal.“So it wasn’t as nerve-racking as it would have been if I had just met her for the first time.“And she is sweet, she is a really, genuinely, nice person and if she wasn’t the Queen, she would be a person that I could hang out with because she’s down to earth.“I’ve got a lot of respect for her, I really have.”Linford went on to share details about what the Queen said to him when she presented him with his MBE at Buckingham Palace.The athlete divulged: “She said it was unusual because when I met her she said, ‘Hello again Linford, it’s unusual for me to give a medal to a person twice in a

He said: “You feel like you're burning!“You go into it thinking it’ll be fine, you’ll have plenty of time to do what you need to do.“And then as you start to burn, and then this is where coming out of it you realise how special these guys are, they can make snap decisions in the harshest of environments.“I was just so confused, you’re given instructions on what to do but as soon as you get in there and take the mask off, the gas is totally disorientating and then instinct kind of kicks in.”The double gold Olympic medallist explained that, during the intense moments, he failed to listen to the instructions.He added: “So for me, years of flying on planes, you kind of remember how they always tell you to put your own mask on before helping

Queen Elizabeth II.The former Olympic athlete has now hit back at the criticism in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.He insisted he “worked hard” in order to be recognised “at the very top”.Linford earned the honour after becoming the World, Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion at once, before being awarded an OBE and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.Reflecting on the moment he received his OBE from the Queen, Linford said: “I got my OBE from the Queen and I’d already met her earlier on in the year at the Commonwealth Games and she gave us the medal.“So it wasn’t as nerve-racking as it would have been if I had just met her for the first time.“And she is sweet, she is a really genuinely nice person and if she wasn’t the

Olympic Games in taekwondo.However, during a night out with friends in Dublin on Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning, he found himself hospitalised after being randomly attacked.The athlete admitted that after he had been punched in the face, his attacker apologised and claimed he had got the "wrong person".Now, more than 24 hours after the brutal incident, Jack has shared some positive news.Jack said: "Surgery done, I’m going to sleep now."He went on to say: "Then hopefully be discharged, thanks for all the support."Last night, Jack revealed that he was left requiring plastic surgery after the attack which had left him covered in blood with a bust lip.Jack’s mum, Annette revealed that she and Jack believe his attack was a

Instagram to share a health update after she was bitten by a dog.The gold medal winning gymnast revealed her nasty injury on social media after she was forced to get a jab.Simone was left with a wounded right hand after being bitten by a German Shepherd.The Olympian took to social media to show off the gashes on her hand on Friday.Appearing in a video on her stories, the gymnast revealed how it had happened.She said: “Good morning, I look absolutely atrocious.“But here’s an update on my finger after a dog bit me.”Simone then panned over to her finger which had gashes on it.The gymnast captioned her image in the video with some more details."German shepherds don’t play,” Simone penned.“I’ve grown up my whole life with German shepherds and

BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker announced last week that he was one of the first celebrities to join the Strictly Come Dancing line-up for 2021.

While many praised the diver for his actions, others were quick to criticise him.Piers Morgan took to Twitter to insist that Tom must've been bored with the games, for him to result to knitting.Sharing his thoughts, Eddie whi competed on Splash! with Tom back in 2013, said the latter's newfound talent was unknown to him then.The Olympian said: "It must be a new thing for him, but my mum and grandma were prolific knitters, so I can see the appeal."I used to get some lovely jumpers off them, so to knit them yourself is excellent."The 57-year-old went on to agree that such an action at the Olympics was bizarre, but added: "I'm not surprised.Janette Manrara on Dan Walker's Strictly partner 'disappointment'"It's important for athletes to relax

He explained: “I started writing when I was in hospital.“I started keeping a diary, first of all on voice notes because I couldn’t write or physically move.“And then I woke up one afternoon and my friend was going through all of my diary entries, obviously as your friends do with your personal diary.“But he said, ‘You should make some of this public one day, or you should make them public now because it may help some people one day.’”However, Ed admitted he was very reluctant as his time as a professional sportsman had left him reluctant to show any weakness.He explained: “A lot of the things I was talking about were being very vulnerable and obviously a very understandably scary situation.“I was reluctant to put that out but it excited me

Tokyo Olympics for the BBC.Some viewers of the BBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games have questioned Matt’s credibility as a commentator, as he is best known for being a TV presenter on Countryfile and The One Show, rather than for his gymnastic prowess. However, Matt was also a successful competing gymnast in his younger years and won several national prizes for his skills.The star took to Instagram and silenced his critics earlier this week by sharing press cuttings from his time as a gymnast.One news story Matt shared was about him winning a national contest, while another focused on him scoring a perfect 10 from a judge at the British Amateur Gymnastics Association when he was just 12-years-old.Alongside several images of Matt showing off

Piers Morgan as he appeared overjoyed that she had taken “his advice” and returned to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, after previously pulling out of the games.The former Good Morning Britain host wished Biles luck as she prepared to take part in tomorrow’s beam final.There were initially fears that audiences had seen the last of Biles at Tokyo 2020 after she only competed in vault during the team event and withdrew from all four other individual events to prioritise her mental wellbeing.USA Gymnastics has since confirmed the 19-time world champion will compete in the beam, which she won bronze for in Rio 2016. Reacting to the news,  Piers typed in view of his seven million followers: “UPDATE: Simone has taken my advice and will compete

Piers Morgan is known for being outspoken and often doesn’t hold back with his blistering verbal attacks.

She penned: “Love all Olympic sports, but gymnastics got to be up there for us..“Glad you remembered your cardigan son xx Good Luck Team GB.”Matt and his family were the stars of the Channel 4 series Our Farm in the Dales.Viewers were able to see first-hand how close-knit they all are in the fly-on-the-wall series.This saw Matt, Nicola and their two children moving back to his parents’ farm after his mother had a fall.The show was all about how they could make the farm more accessible as they tried to give Janice the help she needed to keep farming.The show only ran for four episodes but Matt was undecided about whether any more could arrive in the future.Speaking to RadioTimes.com back in April, he had said: “Well I mean that’s an

She shared a statement after pulling out of the women’s team final on Tuesday.She said: “I don’t trust myself as much anymore. Maybe it’s getting older.“There were a couple of days when everybody tweets you and you feel the weight of the world.“We’re not just athletes.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 gymnastics news, live from Salford.Taking to his Instagram page at the weekend, he gave his followers an insight into the studio layout. The Countryfile presenter first arrived at the studios in the early hours of Sunday morning to settle in for a 12-hour shift.The 43-year-old swiftly revealed that they were not in Tokyo, but at a studio in Salford where they each had their own booths.He then panned the camera around to show his followers the multiple world flags and layout of the building.“I’m, sure you’ll agree, the booth builders have done a sterling job,” he said.Walking into one booth, he added: “This is probably the size of a Tokyo hotel room.”Star Trek legend Marina Sirtis punched fan at sci-fi conventionHe

@OrrellRUFC.”Another replied: “Just because you are not a top athlete doesn’t mean you can’t have an opinion on sports & winning Will, awks.”(sic)While a third typed: “He's questioned the mental health of three young sportswomen in the last month, at the same time lecturing them as to how they should behave and react to their own individual circumstances.