Meet Britain's stunning first NFL cheerleader who wowed fans of the Miami Dolphins

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American football's popularity is rapidly on the rise in the UK- but British beauty Holly Warden already made NFL headlines six years ago.

Somerset stunner Warden became the first ever Brit to join an NFL cheerleading squad when she joined up with the Miami Dolphins in 2016.

Warden made huge waves across the pond as an international ambassador with the Dolphins, swapping her quiet village life for the thrills and glamour of cheerleading for 65,000 fans in Miami.

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Cheerleading is an institution of American sport and Warden became a trailblazer as the first Brit to join an ultra-competitive cheerleading roster.

Warden always dreamed big and came out on top after deciding to join international tryouts of over 200 dancers in Mexico. The brunette later became a fixture in pre-match shows after impressing and being instated in the illustrious cheering team.

She was even fortunate to perform with the pom-poms in front of a home crown as she wowed friends and family when the Dolphins took on New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium in 2017.

“An English friend in Mexico told me last year about the cheerleading auditions and said: ‘You have to go. You’ll be great for this!" Warden said after being selected back in 2016.

“There were 200 girls competing in a two-day audition and three of us were chosen to go to Miami for a week-long audition with 800 other girls. Once I was selected there was a two-month training camp before games even began."

She added: "Cheerleading is about physical and mental strength as well as agility and athleticism. We are truly ambassadors of the Miami Dolphins, not only cheering at the games, but also active in our community visiting schools and hospitals, and bringing spirit to our military troops abroad."

Warden was born in Congresbury, a town with a population of only 4,000 just outside Somerset, and attended Backwell secondary school where her love of dancing truly took off.

She left school aged 16 to pursue her dancing career and landed incredible opportunities before making Miami's cheering squad.

Eagle-eyed James Bond fans may also recognise Warden beyond her cheerleading fame in Miami, as she played a dancer in 2015 film Spectre.

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