Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson and even David Beckham have offset sporting careers with unlikely acting stints. Now, retired star Nicola Adams hopes to follow suit.

Double Olympic champion Adams - a boxer like 'The Hangover' star Tyson - was forced to quit sport last month after concerns over her sight.

The 37-year-old, who turned professional in 2017, retired with an impressive 5-0-1 record, having claimed the WBO flyweight title.

But Adams is not intending to settle into a quiet retirement, instead looking to go from gold medals to the silver screen.

"I started my love for acting when I was really young," she told BBC Sport.

"I had to turn down a few opportunities while I was boxing but I'm hoping to do a little bit more in the future.

"I have worked on various things like [British television shows] Coronation Street and Emmerdale, and I played myself in Waterloo Road. It was just something that I really enjoyed doing.

"I'm looking forward to taking up those opportunities I had to miss while I was boxing.

"Ideally, I would love to be playing the main lead in a movie, so you will have to watch this space."