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TNT Sports presenter is former Gladiator who starred for Team GB in bobsleigh

Caroline Pearce has had quite the road to becoming TNT Sports' UFC reporter – and the stunning blonde is a Team GB athlete and even starred on Gladiator.

A jack of all trades, Pearce first earned fame at 15-years-old, when she competed for England in the World Pentathlon Championships. However, it was in the heptathlon in which Pearce turned proffesional.

And her talents weren't just limited to the summer months, when the temperatures plummeted, Pearce turned out for Team GB on the bobsleigh track. She was even selected for the 2005 World Bobsleigh Championships.

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Pearce then went on to command national anthem when she starred on Sky's relaunch of Gladiator – when she took on the moniker of Ice.

"Cold, steely, frosty and beautiful," read the tagline when she took on the competitors. However, Pearce left the show after the first season – but it did start her route into television.

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Pearce is now a regular on TV screens, and she works as a presenter for TNT Sports' coverage of UFC. She had joined the channel when it was BT Sport, and was kept on during the summers' rebrand.

"I had my major break, joining BT Sport when the channel launched as their lead host for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) studio show," Pearce recently revealed.

"Little did I know that this job would eventually lead me Stateside to California, where talking about fight sports would be the mainstay of my broadcasting career!"

Proving she has brains as well as an abundance of athletic prowess, Pearce holds two degrees: a First Class Honours degree in Sports Science and degree in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition.

And she puts these to good use, using her social media to promote a healthy lifestyle.

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