Stars set for BBC bender

Celebrities are to bend over backwards to impress viewers after BBC bosses ordered a new Saturday night series in which they will train to be gymnasts.

The live show, Get Ready to Tumble, will see stars hanging around bars as professional trainers try to teach the novices how to perform flips vaults and somersaults.

The BBC1 show is expected to include gymnasts of the calibre of Olympic medal-winning stars such as Louis Smith and Beth Tweddle when it airs next year.

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The programme has been backed by British Gymnastics which helped lift UK competitors to glory at London 2012.

Although BBC bosses have not yet signed up star names to work on the show, Smith has already become a peaktime hit, winning last year’s Strictly Come Dancing following his silver medal performance at the Olympics.

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