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Wales Online
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- Wales Online
Soccer Aid star Livi Sheldon's life as Gladiators' Diamond, fitness guru fiance and football past
Soccer Aid star Livi Sheldon's life as Gladiators' Diamond, fitness guru fiance and football past 'Diamond' is out for revenge as she takes to the pitch at Old Trafford for this year's Soccer Aid Sheldon soared to fame on Gladiators but dreamt of becoming a professional footballer Soccer Aid is back for 2026 with a host of famous faces from the world of sport, music and entertainment taking to the Old Trafford pitch to raise money for UNICEF. After winning the title for the first time in eight years last time out, England are looking to defend their crown, with the likes of Tom Grennan, Louis Tomlinson and Dame Denise Lewis joining forces with football legends including Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville for the Three Lions. However, they are up against an impressive World XI side that has called in a host of stars from the beautiful game, including Rivaldo, Carlos Tevez, Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Vidic and Leonardo Bonucci. The football stars will be joined by famous faces like Tony Bellew, Martin Compston, Bryan Habana, Richard Gadd and Gorka Marquez. Also joining the World XI is Livi Sheldon - perhaps better known to viewers as Diamond from the hit BBC reboot of Gladiators. The 31-year-old, who made her Soccer Aid debut last year, is out for revenge to help her team steal back the title from England and is well-equipped to do so, having been a keen footballer since an early age. Article continues below Having initially played for a boys' side she eventually moved over to a girls' team, where she was captain for many years. Sheldon also played for her local team Worcester City Ladies as a midfielder and was again named skipper, before later leaving football behind and moving into bodybuilding and personal training. "I played from the age of six, up until around the time I was at college - around 18, 19," she told Forbes last year, as she revealed she had trained with Worcester City again after being called in to play at Soccer Aid. "Then I actually had another little stint for a couple of years when I was 23 or 24. And then I didn't kick a ball until I got asked to play Soccer Aid!" "It's been a while but I've been practising lots and Worcester City have been really helpful with letting me train with them again." She added: "I would absolutely have loved to be a professional footballer. The opportunities the girls have now... "At Worcester City, they have a development squad there now which bring young girls and boys up from the age of six, and bring them through the different age groups. "The pathways they have there for different teams is just incredible so I think if I was young Liv playing now, I think she may have well been a professional footballer." After starting weight training aged 18, the 6ft star can now squat a huge 120kg, while her bodybuilding career saw her reach the final of the 'England Toned Figure' competition. Article continues below She now lives in Worcester with her fiancé Grant Gibbs, with the pair both working as online personal trainers. Gibbs describes himself as a "body transformation and mindset coach", while Sheldon runs her own training app called LivFitness.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
City loses peregrine chick after reason revealed for livestream issues
One of Worcester's peregrine chicks has died. (Image: Peregrine Falcons in Worcester) ONE of the city's peregrine chicks has died after it was revealed why the birds' livestream was down for several hours. It was a "sad" start to May for the followers of Worcester Cathedral's love birds, Peter and Peggy, after it was revealed the pair lost a chick last night. The death comes after the cathedral's YouTube livestream was temporarily offline due to a network outage in the area. The cause of the outage is still unknown at this stage. RECOMMENDED READING: Aston Villa FA Cup hero who spent time at Worcester City club dies aged 91 Roadworks begins on busy bridge that helps to connect two ends of Worcester ADVERTISEMENT Drivers warned M5 through Worcester to close for several nights A spokesperson for the Peregrine Falcon livestream said: "Very sadly one of the peregrine chicks at Worcester Cathedral died overnight on Tuesday / Wednesday. "Coincidentally, the livestream went down last night due to a network outage, so we are unsure of the cause at this stage. "This year for the first time the fourth egg did not hatch, which is not unusual. "It is also not unusual for some chicks not to survive, they are wild birds after all. "It is very sad for this to have happened, after we have become accustomed to such successful breeding by the pair. "We are hopeful the two remaining chicks will continue to thrive and fledge successfully in the coming weeks, and we'll keep you updated as things progress." ADVERTISEMENT Peter and Peggy, who are also known as Mr and Mrs P, had produced and fledged four healthy chicks over the last three years at Worcester Cathedral. The team added that they are monitoring cameras and the other two remaining chicks seem okay. "We are keeping a close eye on the nest," they added. The Worcester Cathedral Livestream has resumed on YouTube.
