Although his training has been heavily subsidised by the National Lottery for the London 2012 Olympics Louis Smith - the gymnast who won a bronze medal in Beijing last year - tells Mandrake he may jack it in if Simon Cowell selects him for a pop... ...full story at Daily Telegraph
from Daily Telegraph on Mon, Jun 08 2009
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