{"id":1662,"date":"2016-08-21T01:15:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/strictly-signs-up-olympic-gymnast-claudia-fragapane\/"},"modified":"2016-08-21T07:34:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T01:34:28","slug":"strictly-signs-up-olympic-gymnast-claudia-fragapane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/strictly-signs-up-olympic-gymnast-claudia-fragapane\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly signs up Olympic gymnast Claudia Fragapane"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
Olympic gymnast Claudia Fragapane will be aiming to vault her way to success in the ballroom for Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n
The Team GB competitor was announced by the BBC as the eleventh contestant for the reality contest, which steps back onto screens in September.<\/p>\n
Claudia, 18, said: \u00e2\u0080\u009cI am a really big fan of Strictly Come Dancing and am so excited to be chosen to take part this year. I am used to performing in front of big crowds but this is going to be so different to my floor routines in gymnastics \u00e2\u0080\u0093 but I love a challenge and performing! I also love dressing up and wearing sparkly costumes!\u00e2\u0080\u009d<\/p>\n