Lize van der Walt death: Gladiators star and athlete dies, aged 60

Lize van der Walt, best known as Gold on the 1990s series of Gladiators, has died, aged 60.

The trained athlete, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, died on Sunday (19 April). Her death was announced by the show’s official social media page, reading: "We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Gladiators' golden girl, Gold.”