Caroline Pearce
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1 September 1981 Cambridge, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | heptathlon |
Caroline Pearce (born 1 September 1981) is an English former athlete, and TV presenter for BT Sport's UFC: Beyond The Octagon and reporter for Fox Sports and UFC Fight Pass. She played the character Ice in Sky One's version of Gladiators.
Biography
[edit]Athletics career
[edit]Pearce competed for England in the World Pentathlon Championships at the age of 15.[1] Pearce became the British heptathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2002 AAA Championships and 2004 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Pearce competed in the 2004 European Cup heptathlon finals[citation needed] and represented Great Britain as a bobsledder in the 2005 World Bobsleigh Championships.[4]
TV career
[edit]In 2008, Pearce was chosen to compete as a gladiator in Sky One's relaunch of the TV series Gladiators under the gladiator name "Ice",[5] but she left the show after the first season. Pearce has also appeared on The Friday Night Project as the "Coat of Cash wearing Celebrity".[6] She is currently signed to MVE Management.[7]
In 2013, Pearce joined BT Sport (now named TNT Sports) where she is a reporter and presenter for boxing and UFC. She reported at Fury v Wilder 1, Fury v Wilder 3, Canelo v GGG, and presents ‘UFC: Beyond The Octagon'. [8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Pearce earned a first class honours degree in Sports Science and a master's degree in Physiology and Nutrition from Loughborough University.[citation needed] She has modelled in advertisements for Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Ron Hill and Fitness-Mad and shot with photographer Rankin.[citation needed] She is a published author of 'Better Body Workouts for Women' with publishers Human Kinetics and a master trainer and spokesperson for Power Plate training equipment.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cold, Steely, Forsty and Beautiful".
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Caroline Pearce: British bobsleigher, Model and Gladiator".
- ^ "Sky One's Gladiator Page".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Friday Night Project with Geri Halliwell". YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "MVE – Talent". www.mvemanagement.com. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinespearce
- ^ "Beyond the Octagon: Show Opener | UFC". www.ufc.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- English heptathletes
- British heptathletes
- British female modern pentathletes
- English female bobsledders
- British female bobsledders
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- Sportspeople from Cambridge
- BT Sport presenters and reporters
- English female models
- Models from Cambridgeshire
- Gladiators (2008 British TV series)
- 21st-century English sportswomen