Back home - Max Whitlock and Nicola Adams were the first of Team GB's superstars to leave the plane
DOUBLE Olympian champion Max Whitlock led Great Britain's record-breaking Olympians off the plane as stars of Rio 2016 arrived back at Heathrow this morning.
Basildon based Whitlock made history by winning both the floor and pommel finals in Brazil.
And the gymnast received a hero’s welcome on his return to England as he joined boxer Nicola Adams in being the first athletes to leave the plane.
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