Gabby Allen

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gabby Allen

• According to Gabby Allen, she started training in dance at the age of three.

• At age 11, she had corrective surgery for scoliosis (a condition in which the spine bends abnormally in either direction), after which she had to relearn even the process of walking.

• She went to several dance auditions to pursue her goal of a professional dancing career, but she found dance fitness programmes, which she had been introduced to through her friends, more to her liking.

• She completed fitness training qualifications and worked as a professional fitness trainer at several studios in London including Frame, BLOK, and Third Space.

• After her popular appearance on the TV show Love Island in 2017, she also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother: Eye of the Storm (Series 22) on Channel 5 in 2018 and The Challenge: The Double Agents (2020-2021) on MTV.

• In 2018, she launched a fitness app, Shape Up with Gabby Allen, which was a commercial success.

• She published her first book, Shape Up in Four Weeks, in 2018 and her second, Shape Up with Gabby Allen: Fast Food + Dynamic Workouts, in 2019.

  

• During the COVID pandemic lockdown, she launched her online fitness business, Shape Up Wellness.

• She lost her father to brain cancer in 2013 and so supports the charity, Brainstrust, a non-profit organisation that supports people with brain cancer.

• She often features her pet Poodle, Oscar, on her social media accounts.

  

• In January 2025, she appeared as a contestant in the television show, Love Island: All Stars (Series 2) on ITV2.