Gladiator Celebrity Special

Gladiators, a popular Saturday night show, is returning for a fourth series on Saturday January 17th with an all-new Gladiators Celebrity Special.

The game show put competitors against the mighty Gladiators. The game show is returning to Sheffield Arena with even tougher challenges. Barney and Bradley Walsh are, as always, going to kick off the iconic competition

Gladiator fans will also see the return of the classic challenges such as Duel, Hang Tough, and the Eliminator. The challenges Everest, Destruction, and Suspension Bridge are also going to be coming back after making a very large impact on the show last year. There is also a new event not yet revealed.

The gladiators, Nitro and Giant, are coming back after healing from their injuries that made them unable to participate in Season Two. Their addition is going to bring the total amount of gladiators participating this year to 18. The gladiators Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone, Diamond, Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury, Hammer, Legend, Phantom, Sabre, Steel, and Viper are going to round off the line up.

You can watch the show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday, 17th January at 5.45 pm. Kalpna Patel‑Knight, Head of Entertainment, said: “With a brand‑new series confirmed and another Celebrity Special on the way, audiences can look forward to even more colossal clashes, “

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