Gladiators was a Saturday night staple in the nineties, and after more than 20 years the gameshow is back with an all-new line-up. The epic obstacle course is back for 2023, and the first of the two new Gladiators were revealed on BBC's The One Show on Wednesday night (May 3).
There was excitement on set as Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay took the microphone to introduce, in true Gladiators announcer style, professional rugby player Jodie Ounsley, who is the show's first deaf Gladiator, and CrossFit champion Zack George, who won the title of the UK’s Fittest Man in 2020.
England Women’s Rugby Sevens star Jodie was the Deaf Sports Personality of The Year winner in 2018 and wears a cochlear implant. As the Exeter Chiefs and former Sale Sharks player ran onto the set she used British Sign Language to say her Gladiator name 'Fury.'
