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

, winning the gold medal in July 2010 in Poland. Before his partnership with Fordyce, Upcott was in partnership with

Mark Fyson Mark Fyson (born 21 August 1981) is a British former acrobatic gymnast. Fyson won the bronze medal in the men's pairs discipline at the World Games in 2005, and a further bronze at the European Acrobatic Gymmnastics Championships, both in part ...

, who retired in 2009 after the pair had won the bronze medal in the 2008 world championships in Glasgow. With his new partner Adam McAssey, Upcott was awarded the silver medal in the 2012 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. Upcott came to UK national public attention with his membership of the gymnastic group

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 ...

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

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''. Part of their performance was a spectacular throw of Upcott over the heads of the judges, catching him in the main performance area. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. With Spelbound, Upcott holds the world record for 'Highest throw and catch of a person', where he was the person thrown and caught. The successful record attempt was televised on the UK children's TV show '' Blue Peter''. Upcott left Spelbound in 2012 to pursue other avenues. While still a member, he was cast as a

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for

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in ''

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''. He works with Doug Fordyce as ''Brothers of Eden''. His stated ambition is to be part of

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Personal life

Upcott was educated at

The Magna Carta School The Magna Carta School is an 11–16 academy school in Staines, England, which has been awarded specialisms in Technology and ICT. It is named after Magna Carta due to its proximity to Runnymede, where the document was signed. The school ...

in Surrey. A long-term

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tic, Upcott has learned how to control this such that it has no impact on his sporting endeavours. His official biography states that, as a child, he nearly died during his first asthma attack. His younger siblings, Alice and Adam are also acrobatic gymnasts.

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