Billy George (born 4 April 1991) is a British gymnast.

Education

George trained

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, Tap, and

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at his mother's dance school,

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Dance Studios, Leeds. Billy attended Intake Arts College in Bramley, Leeds, a specialist performing arts school. In 2009, he attended the National Centre for Circus Arts in London formally known as Circus Space.

Career

George first became well known on

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where he was a semi-finalist. He then went on to be a professional gymnast on BBC series, ''Tumble'', where his celebrity partner was

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. He was a trainer on '' Get Your Act Together'', training TOWIE's Elliott Wright. In 2015, Billy joined

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on their UK Arena tour of 'Up Close and Personal' as a Special Guest.

References

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