Olympian turned Gladiators star signs for Strictly in move that could see them on TV every Saturday for SEVEN months

OLYMPIC gold medallist Tabby Stoecker has signed for Strictly Come Dancing — in the same week she made her Gladiators debut. The 25-year-old Team GB star, who won in the mixed team skeleton at this year’s Winter Games, will start rehearsals for the dance contest in two weeks. Tabby Stoecker has signed for Strictly Come Dancing Credit: Getty Team GB star Tabby won in the mixed team skeleton at this year’s Winter Games Credit: Getty She will have to hot-foot it to London from the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, where she is filming a new series of fellow BBC One show Gladiators as one of the superfit recruits clashing with contestants. Her Gladiator name is believed to be Gold Star. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! A TV insider said: “Signing with two of telly’s biggest shows is hugely prestigious. “It is virtually unprecedented. Tabby, who is filming a new series of Gladiators, stuns in a purple bikini She will start rehearsals for the dance contest in two weeks Credit: Getty “It also means that she’ll be on our screens on a Saturday night for almost seven months in a row. “Strictly runs from September to December and Gladiators airs from January and can go on until March. “She’s likely to be invited on the Strictly tour in the new year too — so she’s going to be kept very busy and will see her profile soar.” Tabby was the British Schools Gymnastics Champion and an acrobat before changing careers and bagging a string of world championship medals and trophies over the past seven years. Most read in TV Tabby entered the history books in February by winning gold, alongside team-mate Matt Weston Credit: PA Olympian Tabitha competes in the skeleton in her Winter Games debut in Milano-Cortina Credit: Getty She entered the history books in February by winning gold, alongside team-mate Matt Weston, in the skeleton in her Winter Games debut in Milano-Cortina. A Strictly spokesman said: “We don’t comment on speculation.” Comment now