BBC Gladiators fans 'gutted' as contender suffers nasty injury but left confused over 'weird' move

Gladiators returns to our screens this Saturday (March 9) with its first semi-final. The hit sports entertainment show relaunched on the BBC back in January.

BBC Scotland announced that presenter Nick Sheridan has sadly passed away at aged 32, and friends and colleagues have paid tribute to the "brightest human being". In a statement made today (March 7), Head of News and Current Affairs Gary Smith said: "Nick has been a wonderful colleague. He was a hugely talented journalist, presenter and author – and one of those rare people who light up the lives of everyone around them.

The popular BBC show, Gladiators, has been pulled from screens with the highly-anticipated semi-final being removed from its regular slot on Saturday 16 March.The epic sport entertainment show which originally aired in 1992 has since been rebooted and sees contestants face the fearless Gladiators in various challenges. Viewers have been thrilled to see the show back, especially with Bradley and Barney Walsh acting as the hosts. However, while the episode out on Saturday 9 March will air as normal, the second semi-final will not air the following week.The show has lost out to the FA Cup coverage - and Gladiators isn’t the only program that’s been affected by the shake-up.

It's hard to believe that it's been over two decades since Gladiators, the muscle-filled 90s TV show bursting with competitive challenges and skin-tight Lycra, first graced our screens. Now, the glittering primetime spectacle has us on the edge of our seats once again thanks to the BBC's epic reboot, with hosts Bradley and Barney Walsh presiding over the epic battles every Saturday night. And while new Gladiators taking on the contestants include Viper, Legend and Fury, many of the original Gladiator's off-screen lives are now very different, leading them down challenging paths involving drug problems and time behind bars.

Bradley Walsh, the host of The Chase, told off his co-star for being "condescending" on a recent episode of the hit ITV quiz show. On Friday (March 1), 63 year old Bradley welcomed four new players who were hoping to win some money.The contestants were then told they had to play against Shaun Wallace, also known as The Dark Destroyer, in order to compete for the prize pot. And when it came to the last player Annmaria's turn to face Shaun, she really well in her cash builder round and won £6,000.

A new behind-the-scenes snap of EastEnders favourites Perry Fenwick and Tony Clay has really got soap fans talking. Photos of the pair reading scripts on the EastEnders set were shared to the BBC soap's Instagram account.Tony, 32, portrays Callum Highway in the soap, while Perry, 61, plays Billy Mitchell.The duo looked to be in good spirits as they studied new scripts together on the Walford market. "We wonder what scene they're reading...

Emmerdale fans have been left issuing a demand to soap bosses after being left confused by Charity Dingle and Mackenzie Boyd's latest scenes. It's been a testing time for the pair in the ITV soap and things took a fresh turn last week when Charity stabbed her husband.

Amy Dowden has said 'What a difference just a couple of months makes' as the Strictly Come Dancing star announced an exciting career move. The dancer has joined ITV's Lorraine in a new role which will see her presenting celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes content.

Fans of EastEnders are getting nervous because they think they've figured out Johnny Carter's big secret. Viewers of the BBC soap believe he might have some "dark" plans for the people in Walford.

EastEnders fans are convinced a 'dark storyline' is on it's way for Johnny Carter after Denise Fox screamed he's "working for the devil" whilst experiencing disturbing hallucinations in Thursday evening's episode. Viewers of the BBC soap are convinced Johnny is hiding a major secret and insisted they "don't trust him" as he has a tense conversation with his mum Linda as she panics at Denise's outburst.

EastEnders fans are convinced they've figured out Lucas' sneaky plan for Denise Fox as Pastor Clayton's real identity was 'rumbled' by fans on social media. Viewers of the BBC soap are sure that Pastor Clayton and Lucas Johnson have a secret connection, and they're worried about what this could mean for struggling Denise. Fans also suspect that Lucas has a hidden agenda against Denise, and he might use her recent confession to his advantage to secure an early release from prison.The villain made a surprising return to EastEnders in Tuesday's episode (20 February) after Denise decided to visit her killer ex-boyfriend.

In a recent episode of ITV's The Chase, fans were struck by a sense of deja vu, as they felt they recognised one of the contestants welcomed to the studio by host Bradley Walsh.

The Chase fans were left stunned after 'recognising' one contestant on the ITV show. A fresh foursome were welcomed onto the hit show by host Bradley Walsh as they looked to take on one of the Chasers.The episode, which aired on 20 February, saw sustainability consultant Nigel, 62, translator Anna, 34, nurse Viji, 45, and machine operator Mel, 53, take on The Chase.The team were up against Paul Sinha, known as The Sinnerman. Nigel instantly impressed his teammates, answering five questions correctly during his cash-builder segment.

EastEnders fans were delivered yet another twist in The Six’s murder plot on Tuesday’s (20 February) visit to Albert Square, as Denise Fox sought out advice from serial killer Lucas Johnson to help try and cope with the guilt of having been complicit to Keanu Taylor’s death. As regular viewers will know, Keanu was fatally stabbed to death on Christmas Day by Linda Carter as she tried to defend her friend Sharon Watts from being strangled to death by the irate mechanic.

Stars of the revived BBC gameshow Gladiators painted the town red on Saturday evening, 17 February, as Dynamite turned 21. Their big Manchester night out was captured on Sabre's (real name Sheli McCoy) Instagram, showing her followers what the likes of Dynamite (Emily Steel), Diamond (Livi Sheldon), Fire (Montell Douglas) and Viper (Quang Luong) each looked like in the real world and out of their athletic lycra. "They know how to throw a party in Manchester! Happy birthday my little fav @emillysteel.

Just when you thought The Six had successfully covered up Keanu Taylor’s Christmas Day murder, EastEnders once again added a shocking twist to the tale as the latest episode of the BBC show revealed two devastating developments. As regular viewers will know, Denise Fox, Linda Carter, Stacey Slater, Kathy Beale, Suki Panesar and Sharon Watts were all involved in the murder of Keanu in The Queen Vic, after Linda accidentally fatally stabbed him to stop him from strangling Sharon.

Millionaire boxer Tyson Fury is reportedly eyeing up a move to the Isle of Man, a popular tax haven for the super-rich.

Gogglebox fans were left upset on Friday night as the first episode of the new series ended with a tribute to a star who recently died.

TV and radio star Jordan North has thanked his friends at BBC Radio 1 and hinted that he'll "be back soon" after leaving the station.

EastEnders viewers have caught an 'incest blunder' in a storyline on the soap, saying 'the writers forgot' about who was related. On Thursday, 15 February's episode there was plenty of drama, but fans pointed out a big flaw in the storyline.