Neighbours actor Troy Beckwith has died at the age of 48, with his soap co-stars confirming the sad news on social media.
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Contenders, ready? Gladiators, ready? Well you better be as after 24 years away from our screens, Gladiators is making its return – this time to the BBC, with father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh taking to hosting duties. Known for its gruelling obstacles and seemingly impossible The Eliminator challenge, Gladiators first launched onto TV back in 1992 before coming to an end in 2000.
The show was briefly revived by Sky One between 2008 and 2009, with former contestant Michael Van Wijk, known as Wolf, returning as a Leader Of The Pack. However, Michael isn’t the only Gladiator who has remained interested in all things health and fitness.
Kim Betts, who starred as Lightning in the original show, has impressed fans with her fitness recently too. Now aged 51, Kim is the director of 2B Lightning Fit Ltd which helps people on their fitness journeys by providing services such as private training sessions and meal plans as well as posing tuition and stage routines for those interested in taking part in bodybuilding competitions. Over on Instagram, the former TV personality, who was a fitness instructor before joining the show, has amassed over 18,000 followers thanks to her impressive fitness-related content which sees her share everything from workout videos to motivational clips.
Away from the world of fitness, Kim, who was the longest serving female star during her time on Gladiators, is a new grandmother after her daughter Skye, who is a bodybuilder, welcomed a child at the end of last year. Back in December, Kim shared a video on Instagram in which she showed off her incredible abs and opened up about why age should never get in the way of looking a certain way. “Me today….
Neighbours actor Troy Beckwith has died at the age of 48, with his soap co-stars confirming the sad news on social media.
Viewers of the new Gladiators series were left asking 'what's going on' as Mark Clattenburg's early appearance caused a major distraction. There was a bit of discourse early into episode three as the rebooted 90s gameshow returned to screens on Saturday night (January 27).
Gladiators viewers were left 'cringing' as they made the same observation about Viper as he broke a major rule during the latest episode. There was drama early into episode three of the rebooted 90s gameshow as it returned to screens Saturday night (January 27).
Gladiators viewers have said it's an 'overload' as they spotted Bradley Walsh 'multitasking'. The reboot of the iconic '90s gameshow made its comeback earlier this month and returned to screens with episode three on Saturday night (January 27).
Gladiators star Hunter looks completely unrecoginsable – 21 years since he was last on TV. The show has recently had a reboot on BBC One, with hosts Bradley Walsh and his son Bradley presiding over the arena. Viewers have been 'emotional' as they 'relive their youth'.
ITV's The Chase is known for featuring some of the best quizzers on the circuit - and now, guest star Dom Joly has revealed just how seriously the Chasers take the show in order to stay at the top. Comedian Dom said that when he was a celebrity contestant on the show, hosted by Bradley Walsh, he saw Mark Labbett - aka The Beast - become so angry about a call on one question that the show had to be stopped while they argued. Dom appeared on Beat The Chasers where he managed to beat all five chasers, winning £50k for charity.
Susan Boyle made a rare public appearance to cheer on a Scots contender on the hit reboot of Gladiator. Fans have been tuning in in their droves every Saturday since the show returned to screens, with Kerry Wilson making it through to the quarter finals. The dog walker, from Dunfermline, proved she was quick on her feet and strong enough to go head-to-head against the Gladiators. Kerry and her family and friends held a watch party for the first show of the reboot and singing sensation Susan Boyle was even there to cheer her on. On social media Kerry wrote: “What a night with the best family and friends at the watch party. That was some show Gladiators put on.
Gladiators fans were left crying tears of laughter after host Bradley Walsh was accidentally 'taken out' by Giant during an interview on the BBC One show.The second episode of the Gladiators reboot landed on television screens on Saturday evening (20 January) and proved to be great entertainment. Bradley Walsh and his son Barney are hosting the iconic show as a new batch of Gladiators, including Apollo, Athena, Legend, Fire, Bionic, Diamond, Nitro, Electro, Giant, Steel, Comet, Viper, Fury, Phantom, Sabre and Dynamite take on four new contenders each week. But it was Giant who sparked a fan frenzy after he sent Bradley 'flying' following a challenge.The Gladiator, who is 6ft 5 inches tall, knocked contender Jake off the podium in a tense game of Dual.
Gladiators made its comeback to the BBC last week (Saturday January 13), introducing audiences to a new generation of superhumans. The hit gameshow first launched in 1992, running until 2000.
Bradley Walsh, the host of Gladiators, has built up an impressive fortune over his 30-year TV career. The popular presenter, who grew up in a council house, is back on our screens tonight with the BBC's reboot of the classic '90s show Gladiators. He's joined by his son, Barney Walsh, who also starred in their hit travel series, Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad.
Game of Thrones is the sort of industry dominating, pop culture titan that comes around every so often and totally changes the game. And while the characters fought for the Iron Throne, the show made its stars very wealthy in real life.
Love Island is back on our screens this time with an 'All Star' lineup, and things are certainly hotting up in the villa. We're not just talking about the bikini-clad contestants re-coupling either, it's the style choices we've got our eyes on as we look to bring you all the outfit breakdowns... In the first shock twist of the series Molly Smith who was previously a contestant on Love Island series 6 returned to the villa wearing a gold chainmail dress from online fashion retailer Oh Polly.
Gladiators came back with a bang to British TV screens on Saturday, making light work of ITV‘s The Masked Singer.
Gladiators made a return to the small screen on Saturday night 32 years on from its debut as the BBC launched a brand new batch up power hungry and determined team to take on contestants trying to battle it out.
A Scots dog walker smashed her way to victory in the first show of the Gladiators re-boot.
Barney Walsh will host the new series of Gladiators alongside TV stalwart dad Bradley, but this isn't his time on the screen.
Gladiators viewers have been left feeling ‘emotional’ and nostalgic after watching the new BBC reboot of the show. The iconic 90s programme, which sees contenders go up against bodybuilders in challenges, aired once again 32 years after its debut on Saturday, January 13.
The much loved game show, Gladiators has officially made a triumphant return over on BBC One.The tournament based programme kicked off this evening, and welcomed a fresh line-up of contenders who signed themselves up to compete against the 'Gladiators' - a "group of elite athletes and bodybuilders" in a series of speed and strength based events.The original series first launched back in 1992 and ran for eight years on ITV until 2000.Then, it was revived for the second time between 2008 and 2009 on Sky One. Fast forward to 2024, and the BBC has successfully brought back "the ultimate test of speed and strength" with the lovable father and son duo, Bradley and Barney Walsh as hosts.
Fans of the new Gladiators reboot have expressed their distaste in the introduction of one particular presenter.
The iconic 90s game show Gladiators has returned to screens finding a brand new home on the BBC.