Nickname
Frags, Pocket Rocket (bbc.co.uk, 04 Oct 2014)
Hobbies
Spending time with family, going out for meals, shopping. (heraldscotland.com, 21 Feb 2016)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
Bristol Hawks Gymnastics Club [England]
International senior debut
2014 for Great Britain, European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria (bbc.com, 18 May 2014)
Injuries
In September 2021 she sustained a foot injury that ruled her out of the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. (Instagram profile, 27 Sep 2021)
In March 2018 she suffered a torn Achilles tendon and was ruled out of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (british-gymnastics.org, 02 Mar 2018)
A heel injury meant she was not considered for selection ahead of the 2013 World Championships. (bbc.co.uk, 04 Oct 2014)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six. (bbc.co.uk, 04 Oct 2014)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I was literally jumping all over the place and doing cartwheels on my I own, I think they [her parents] just needed to find something that would tire me out." (bbc.co.uk, 04 Oct 2014)
Hero / Idol
British gymnasts Rhian Pugh and Beth Tweddle. (british-gymnastics.org, 28 Mar 2014; heraldscotland.com, 21 Feb 2016)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (bbc.co.uk, 14 Dec 2014)
Philosophy / Motto
"The way I see it is that the judges are sat there judging people for absolutely ages and it must get boring, so I just give them something different and to be excited by. If I was a judge I'd want to get up and dance with me." (bbc.co.uk, 04 Oct 2014)
Awards
She was named the 2014 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. (bbc.co.uk, 14 Dec 2014)
She was named Sunday Times and Sky Sports Young Sportswoman of the Year in 2014. (bbc.co.uk, 19 Nov 2014)
Additional information
General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She appeared in the 2016 edition of the British reality television show, 'Strictly Come Dancing'. (bristolpost.co.uk, 31 Jan 2019; bbc.co.uk, 01 Dec 2018)
Last update : 2021-09-28
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