A 21-year-old woman will take on the toughest obstacle yet in the final of this season's Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory on ITV. But Immy Hales wasn't able to train as much as she wanted to before filming after being struck by glandular feature.
The University of Nottingham student said: "Unfortunately, I’d been ill with glandular fever before the show, so I was pretty much unable to train for the two months prior to filming, which I found really tough - mentally as well as physically - as I had no idea if I’d be able to compete. Literally the week beforehand I was in tears to my mum as I was really finding it tough.
"I was pretty much sleeping every afternoon, every car journey, trying to squeeze in a quick session here and there - especially sprint sessions, which was a tad difficult with swollen tonsils and glands. Other than that, I managed a few grip strength sessions and went down to True Function ninja park in Swindon twice beforehand."
