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Who is Claudia Fragapane? Olympic gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing contestant appearing on Take Me Out special

Claudia Fragapane

TEAM GB's Claudia Fragapane has gone from gold to glitter by dancing her way to Strictly Come Dancing fame... and now she's back on our screens.

Here's everything  you need to know about the Olympian.

 Claudia wowed viewers with a strong strictly performance last year
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Claudia wowed viewers with a strong strictly performance last yearCredit: BBC

Who is Claudia Fragapane?

Aged just 18, Claudia hit the big time at last year's Rio Olympics, where she competed in floor and vault routines.

The Olympic star, who placed fifth in Rio as part of the GB gymnastics team, started early - taking up her sport at the age of six.

And she's no stranger to success, having picked up four gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she was the first English woman to win four golds since swimmer Joyce Cooper 84 years earlier.

Born in Bristol, 4ft 7 Claudia also won three silvers at the European Championships and was awarded the title of Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2014.

The sports star also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing last year, where she reached the semi-final alongside partner A. J. Pritchard.

She is also appearing on a special edition of Take Me Out to mark the show's tenth anniversary.

 The young Olympian is now trying her hand at learning to drive
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The young Olympian is now trying her hand at learning to driveCredit: Getty Images

When is Take Me Out on ITV?

The new series of Take Me Out has reached its end but before it disappears from screens it is putting on a tenth-anniversary special.

Saturday's show will see 30 men compete for the affections of female celebrities such as Chloe Sims and Claudia Fragapane.

The usual aim of the dating game show is for a single man to gain a date with one of the 30 single women.

Each woman stands behind a podium of white lights and each one has a button that turns red if they press it.

The man trying to get a date comes down the 'Love Lift' to a particular song and the women have the chance to turn their lights red if they don't find him attractive.

If the man has any lights left on he then tries to woo the women with a series of rounds, discussing his background, showing off a skill and one gives his friends and family the chance to speak about him.

The women can turn their lights off during any round if there are still some on when he finishes all three rounds the man can then choose to turn off the women's lights.

Once he's got down to just two lights, he gets the opportunity to ask the women a question and when they've both answered he then selects the one with the best answer to go on a date to the Isle of FERNANDOS!

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