Douglas Fordyce (born 3 February 1990), known usually as Doug Fordyce, is a British acrobatic gymnast 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 gymnast champion who was world men's pairs champion in partnership with Doug Fordyce, winning the gold medal in July 2010 in Poland. Before his partnership with For ...

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

Spelbound Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. They also ...

, 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 (colloqui ...

''. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. 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 Barrabah. In 2021 he appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' 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 contestants Medalists at the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Competitors at the 2009 World Games World Games bronze medalists 21st-century British people {{acrobatic-gymnastics-bio-stub