Paralympian Lauren Steadman has been unveiled as one of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing contestants.

Here are five things you need to know about the athlete.

– Steadman, 25, was born missing her lower right arm.

– She started her sporting career in swimming at the age of 11, with her first international competition at age 13 in Denmark.

– Steadman first got into triathlon after her uncle, who is a triathlete, suggested that she should give it a try.

– The athlete switched sports from swimming to triathlon after London 2012’s Paralympic Games and went on to win silver at Rio 2016 in the sport’s inaugural inclusion at the Games.

– She gained a First Class degree in Psychology at Portsmouth University in 2014.