Overview
- Tabby Stoecker debuts as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday as part of the BBC launch show for the 2026 series.
- Stoecker won Olympic gold at the 2026 Milan‑Cortina Games in the skeleton team event alongside teammate Matt Weston and has also claimed World Cup victories and world and European championship medals.
- Her pathway into skeleton began after she spotted a Discover Your Gold talent‑ID advert while doing her A‑Levels in 2018 and made her international debut about five years later.
- Stoecker trained in gymnastics and studied circus skills at the National Centre for Circus Arts, which she and her coaches say gives her body control and performance skills that could help on Strictly.
- Reports say she is also set to appear on the BBC’s Gladiators as ‘Gold Star’ but that role has more limited corroboration than her Strictly participation and Olympic record.