Celebrities Ready? Four famous faces prepare to take on the Gladiators in a new Celebrity Special.
Following the huge success of BBC One's Gladiators revival earlier this year, and the news that it will return for a second series, the BBC have confirmed what many have suspected, a one-off celebrity special.
Gladiators: Celebrity Special will see four famous faces nervously lace up their trainers as they get ready to compete in one of the toughest, physical, sports entertainment gameshows, Gladiators.
The brave celebrities taking on the Gladiators are stand up comedian Rob Beckett, TV presenter and triathlete Louise Minchin, presenter and comedian Joel Dommett and Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor.
The fearless four will face the ultimate test of speed and strength up against the power of the Gladiators before going head to head in the iconic Eliminator.
On taking part, Rob Beckett said "I can’t wait to be absolutely crushed by the Gladiators in front my wife and children in spandex whilst I watch Joel Dommett and his 6 pack sprint past me on the travelator. This is going to be a catastrophic humiliation in front of the nation. I’ve got no idea why I agreed to this. Is it too late to pull out?"
To which Louise Minchin added "I am so excited to be on Gladiators, I have watched the show for years and have always thought it looked like terrifying fun and I can’t wait to be part of it!"
Joel Dommett spoke about taking part and said "I can’t believe I’m taking part in Gladiators! It’s always been my dream to be on that travelator. I’ve been illegally running up escalators backwards all my life in preparation and now it’s happening for real. Super excited to be up against all my favourite muscley people in leotards and have some fun!"
To which Ellie Taylor added "Me being on Celeb Gladiators is the answer to the question “What’s the most elaborate thing you’d do to get your 5-year-old a foam finger?”. We all love the show in my house and I'm so excited to take part! I can’t wait to get chased by athletic goddesses and ask Viper about his childhood."
The first series of Gladiators, hosted by Bradley and Barney Walsh, saw 16 new superhuman Gladiators: Sabre, Legend, Nitro, Diamond, Phantom, Athena, Bionic, Fire, Giant, Dynamite, Viper, Electro, Apollo, Comet, Steel and Fury quickly become household names.
Viewers were gripped as they cheered on their favourites each week and the show quickly became the biggest entertainment launch for a new series in seven years with 28 day figures showing that 9.8m viewers watched the first episode, with the series averaging 8.3 million viewers to date.
Gladiators: Celebrity Special will be produced by Hungry Bear and MGM Alternative UK and executive produced by Dan Baldwin and Lou Brown for Hungry Bear and Dom Bird for MGM Alternative UK.
Gladiators: Celebrity Special will air on BBC One
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