Ex-England rugby participant and UK Fittest Man champion named as first Gladiators
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ury and Steel have been named as the primary Gladiators within the new line-up to compete on the BBC’s revival of the sports activities leisure present.
Gladiators was initially broadcast from 1992 to 2000 and is about to be reappear on TV screens this yr with an 11-episode collection hosted by The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh and his son, Barney.
The One Show has revealed that former England Women’s rugby sevens participant, Jodie Ounsley, will star as Fury, whereas Zack George, who gained the title of the UK’s Fittest Man in 2020, will go underneath the title Steel.
The pair are the primary “superhumans” set to select up their pugil sticks and compete within the gameshow coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Fury, who performs skilled rugby for the Exeter Chiefs and was given her title as a result of her energy and fervour for competitors, has Gladiators in her blood as her father was a contender on the present in 2008 and has been “training to outdo him ever since”, the BBC mentioned.
Her achievements embrace being British champion at Brazilian jiu jitsu and profitable the World Coal Carrying championship 5 instances. She was additionally Deaf Sports Personality of The Year in 2020.
She mentioned: “Watching Gladiators growing up I was always in awe of their strength and power and now I am one.
“I hope contenders are ready to feel the Fury.”
Meanwhile, Steel earned his title via his “unbreakable strength”, rating quantity 26 out of 126,461 on the worldwide CrossFit chief board.
The CrossFit star mentioned he’s hoping to encourage a brand new era of followers after enterprise his personal private health journey as a young person.
He mentioned: “I was inspired by the Gladiators as a child, but never imagined I’d be physically fit enough to be considered a superhuman.
“I hope a new generation of fans will look up to me as their new strong, unbreakable hero, Steel.”
The new collection, which is able to contain the Gladiators competing towards a set of contenders within the take a look at of pace and energy, will function model new video games alongside traditional challenges together with fan favourites Duel, Hang Tough and The Eliminator – the gruelling impediment course – when the competitors kicks off on the Utilita Arena Sheffield round June 2023.
Gladiators did return to TV screens on Sky between 2008 and 2009, and at its peak within the Nineties drew big audiences to the Saturday night ITV slot.