Billy George (gymnast)

Billy George
Born4 April 1991 (1991-04-04) (age 33)
Batley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England[1]
Years active2011–present
Websitehttps://twitter.com/billyjacques https://www.instagram.com/billyjacques/

Billy George (born 4 April 1991)[2] is a British gymnast.

Education

George trained IDTA Ballet, Tap, and Modern Jazz at his mother's dance school, Armley Dance Studios, Leeds. Billy attended Intake Arts College in Bramley, Leeds, a specialist performing arts school.[1] In 2009, he attended the National Centre for Circus Arts in London formally known as Circus Space.[3]

Career

George first became well known on the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent where he was a semi-finalist.[4] He then went on to be a professional gymnast on BBC series, Tumble,[5] where his celebrity partner was TOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh.[6][7] He was a trainer on Get Your Act Together, training TOWIE's Elliott Wright.[8] In 2015, Billy joined Diversity on their UK Arena tour of 'Up Close and Personal' as a Special Guest.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Billy George: Leeds gymnast goes for glory on hit TV show Tumble. Yorkshire Evening Post (12 September 2014). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  2. ^ Billy George offered modelling work after missing out on Britain’s Got Talent final – Batley and Birstall News Archived 22 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Batleynews.co.uk (17 May 2012). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  3. ^ BBC One – Tumble – Billy George. Bbc.co.uk (1 January 1970). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  4. ^ Britain's Got Talent star Billy George is joining the Unreality TV team! He tells us about his BGT journey! (EXCLUSIVE) Archived 4 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Unreality TV (14 October 2013). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  5. ^ Lucy Mecklenburgh describes Tumble partner Billy George as her "bestie" – Celebrity News News. Reveal (4 September 2014). Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  6. ^ Tumble's Lucy Mecklenburgh denies showmance and says Louis Smith and Billy George are TOO SHORT. Daily Record. Retrieved on 16 June 2016.
  7. ^ Travers, Penny. (14 September 2014) Sexy In Lace Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Ok.co.uk. Retrieved on 2016-06-16.
  8. ^ Get Your Act Together – what time is it on TV? Episode 4 Series 1 cast list and preview. Radiotimes.com. Retrieved on 16 June 2016.
  9. ^ Crystal Pugh (18 November 2015), Diversity feat Billy George – UCAP Tour 2015, retrieved 9 April 2016