1 Madeleine Gale, 14 Fencer Brentwood School, Essex
Fourteen-year-old Madeleine (also known as Maddy) became one of the youngest winners ever to collect the Young Sports Personality of the Year trophy at the prestigious Brentwood Sports and Health Awards in November 2017. This fantastic achievement joins a multitude of other accolades for the young fencer, who has also been Essex and Eastern Region Champion and has won Silver and Bronze medals in competitions across the UK. She also finished 38th out of 180 in the Under 14 World Class International Tournament, which was the second best British result in the competition. Maddy has fenced Foil since the age of seven and trains on average 12 hours a week. She even fits in another two hours of training per week to focus on her strength and conditioning. “Maddy is very dedicated to her sport,” says her coach, Christiaan Galesloot. “I have no doubt that she will continue to represent her school, region, England and Great Britain in a fantastic manner.”
2 Keira Slater, 13 Model Myddleton College, Denbigh
Keira became the face of TP Toys at the age of four, and was later offered a contract with top modelling agency, Urban Angels. Since then, she has been lucky enough to model for brands such as Aldi, Littlewoods, Tesco and Hoseasons, and was asked to participate in a 60s-style Mods shoot for top photographer Brian O’Hanlon. Keira has also attended Stagecoach for the last 10 years, where she is taught singing, dancing and acting. She is currently working towards her Level Four Musical Theatre exam, and has performed on the stage in such productions as Annie, Jane Eyre and The Sound of Music. However, Keira’s true passion is television, and she has loved filming for the likes of Hollyoaks and CBBC’s Rocket Island via her agency The Drama Mob Management, owned by Coronation Street actress Tina O’Brien.
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