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BBC confirmed an 11-part series reboot of the much-loved nineties show. Kim ‘Lightning’ Betts and Mike ‘Saracen’ Lewis appeared in the ITV studio to sit down with presenters Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher on Monday, following the exciting news last week. Charlotte raised the issue of health and safety on the show, which sees a generation of superhuman stars compete against contestants in the ultimate test of speed and strength.

Dr Zoe Williams has been a fan favourite with viewers ever since she first sat on the This Morning sofa a few years ago. However, Zoe, 42, was first on screens way before that first stint when she was one of the Gladiators on the show in 2008 and she spoke to OK! about those days and what spurred her to enter the show. Just recently BBC bosses announced that Gladiators would be returning with 11 episodes featuring a new generation of “superhumans”.

Gladiators’ original stars, and iconic referee John Anderson, have been spotted living decidedly regular lives after the hit programme’s return was confirmed by the BBC.The sports-based game show first aired from 1992 to 2000, before being briefly revived in 2008. On Wednesday, the BBC delighted fans by at last confirming that rumours of another comeback are true and now, the terrifyingly fit warriors who went up against the public 20 years ago have proven that nowadays, they’re more like the rest of us. While the stars are undoubtedly still fit and enjoy hitting the gym, their low-key lives are a far cry from the drama of the arena.

It's been confirmed that Gladiators will make its long-awaited return to the BBC next year. The popular show is set to return with an 11-episode series and will be welcoming a new generation of "superhumans" who will compete against contestants in the "ultimate test of speed and strength", the BBC said.

BBC are set to bring back the classic game show Gladiators next year. The popular game show originally aired on ITV between 1992 and 2000 and drew huge audiences in every Saturday evening.

Popular TV show Gladiators is returning to the BBC next year, it has been announced.The programme will return with an 11-episode series and will be welcoming a new generation of “superhumans” who will compete against contestants in the “ultimate test of speed and strength”, the BBC said.The series, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, will include new games alongside classic challenges – with each episode ending with fan favourite, gruelling obstacle course The Eliminator. At its peak, Gladiators – broadcast from 1992 to 2000 – drew huge audiences to its Saturday evening ITV slot as the famous call of “Contenders Ready? Gladiators Ready?” echoed across TV screens.

Famous faces from 1990s series Gladiators have revealed the true scale of injuries that occurred behind the scenes and kept hidden from viewers. Amid rumours that the popular show is set for a comeback, Gladiators stars Lightening (Kim Betts), Saracen (Michael Lewis) and Hunter (James Crossley) appeared on This Morning. The programme saw athletic TV fans battle as Contenders against the show’s mighty Gladiators, in events that test their speed, skill, stamina and strength.

reports the Sun. Naturally, the show will look a bit different this time - not least because the creators will have changed a bit since the 90s, with one surprising celeb taking a major role behind the scenes. READ MORE: Love Island expert reveals a fan favourite are 'not compatible' and that 'they're playing a game' Holly Willoughby's husband Dan Baldwin is said to be taking a major lead on the new production, as his company Hungry Bear Media is involved in the comeback plan, according to the Sun.

A dad who was held hostage by a former Gladiators star has opened up on how he was left fearing for his life. Victim Aaron Ali, 41 has revealed in an exclusive interview with the Sunday People that he "lost hope" and thought he would be "left to die" after a brutal attack left him with multiple injuries including a fractured nose.

jailed for his part in a blackmail plot over a drugs debt. Michael Jefferson King, known to millions as Shadow from the ITV game show, was one of four people who kept a man detained in a flat in Acton, west London, during a torturous attack lasting around eight hours.

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It’s been a fair few years since those Herculean stars competed on are screens, so what are the Gladiators up to now? The show saw members of the public pitted against the super fit Gladiators in tasks of speed, strength and stamina. It first aired in 1992, a whole 29 years ago, and quickly became a Saturday night favourite.

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Ron Ziskin, who produced the competition programAmerican Gladiators, morning TV shows hosted by Maury Povich and Regis Philbin and films including the William H. Macy-starringStealing Sinatra, has died.