UK Gladiators - 2024 reboot

[Shamikebab]

I liked it, Beckett and Taylor were both funny. I think people massively underestimate how fit the regular competitors are. It's more than a bit of crossfit. It was a bit of fun and I've got huge respect for them for giving it a go, especially Louise.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I just caught up with yesterday's celeb special. A few things I've noticed:

Gauntlet is now back to 5 zones. This is good because that's how it used to be back in the 1990s.

There are (more?) camera shots from police style body-cams so you can see a POV of what the contenders are doing.

The 1st rope climb in the Eliminator is knotted so to make it easier for the celebs, and the monkey bars got replaced by a bridge.

In the series II (2025) trailer at the end of this episode, it shows that the Atlaspheres event is back! I think I'm safe to say this without spoiler tags as it should be in teaser videos by now.

I quite enjoyed this special. When I saw Louise, I thought for a moment that she was Louise from the girl band Eternal as she would have been in her 20s when in Eternal 30 years ago which fitted right for me. However, I looked her up afterwards and she's the TV presenter from BBC Breakfast.

If memory serves, 1990s Gladiators did a special on police / armed forces vs the glads. That would be a good one to bring back.

 

[VincentHanna]

Louise Nurding (now Redknapp) is 50

She was so hot in the 90s, but ruined her face a bit with procedures of some sort. It's a shame that women often feel they can't grow old gracefully.

 

[Stu999]

Weakest Link tonight at 7:35pm is a Gladiators special. Time to find out if they are thick or not.
Edit - Athena was also on Celebrity Mastermind and they made her wear the outfit while everyone else had normal clothes:

Celebrity Mastermind - 2024/25: Episode 10

Athena from Gladiators, Kieran Hodgson, Lindsay Armaou and Kae Kurd are put to the test by Clive Myrie in the classic quiz where celebrities go under the spotlight.

www.bbc.co.uk