From Jet to Wolf, here’s where the original 90s Gladiators cast are now

A full caller procreation of Gladiators have made their debut connected the BBC, with the palmy 90s deed having returned past twelvemonth aft much than 2 decades disconnected our TV screens.

Originally fronted by Ulrika Jonsson, the fashionable contention ran from 1992 until 2000, and is present backmost for a 2nd play of the reboot with father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh astatine the helm erstwhile again.

Following successful the footsteps of Jet, Lightening and Hunter, the likes of Apollo and Dynamite took to the arena for the archetypal clip past year, and person revealed their gruelling grooming regimes and horrific injuries.

And this year, we’ve had 2 much stars articulation the cast, with Cyclone and Hammer showing off their superstrength and skills.

But what happened to the archetypal line-up?

Here’s everything you request to know…

Where are the archetypal Gladiators formed now?

Ace (Warren Furman)

Ace, aka Warren Furman, joined Gladiators successful 1996 and stayed until the extremity of the amusement successful 2000, and he was besides engaged to Katie Price from 1996 until 1998.

Since his clip connected Gladiators, the present 51-year-old has recovered religion, and began to picture himself arsenic ‘a Gladiator for the gospel’, and present lives successful York with his woman and children and runs a gospel choir.

In a caller interview, helium spoke astir however he present prays for the erstwhile glamour model.

Cobra (Michael Willson)

Cobra, aka Michael Willson, archetypal appeared connected the amusement successful 1992, wherever his kickboxing and boxing skills surely came successful handy.

After the amusement ended, helium competed successful the Springbok Challenge against South Africa, and has been a motivational talker successful schools and younker clubs.

Since his clip connected the series, the present 60-year-old has spoken astir the drinking and enactment manner connected the show, telling the Mirror successful 2019 that helium was often ‘bleeding drunk’ portion filming.

‘I didn’t instrumentality it excessively seriously. I was mucking astir pranking… There were extremity of amusement parties, erstwhile we had planetary Gladiators travel over, we would beryllium up each nighttime boozing.’

Since leaving, he’s been retired of the limelight. He endured a wellness scare successful 2019, having been earnestly sick with pneumonia.

Hunter (James Crossley)

James Crossley starred arsenic Hunter from bid 2 until bid eight, and successful a caller interview, told Metro.co.uk that the acquisition was ‘amazing’.

The bodybuilder and histrion adjacent dated big Ulrika Jonsson successful 1996, earlier winning the rubric Ultimate Gladiator successful a 1999 spin-off bid and leaving the amusement successful 2000.

In the past 20 years, he’s taken connected enactment successful the theatre, and present runs a dependable therapist school, aft a world TV quality connected the 3rd bid of Channel 4’s The Circle.

Jet (Diane Youdale)

Jet, aka Diane Youdale, was connected Gladiators for 4 and a fractional years, but aft she suffered spinal injuries astatine a unrecorded show, she decided to discontinue the amusement successful 1996.

Since leaving Gladiators, the now-53-year-old Jet has worked arsenic a teacher, and qualified arsenic a psychotherapist and pilates instructor.

Last year, Diane revealed she got married successful a concealed ceremonial after gathering her spouse successful their section Tesco and a year-and-a-half of dating, however, it was recently revealed they’d split.

Lightening (Kim Betts)

Lightening, whose existent sanction is Kim Betts, genuinely was a unit to beryllium reckoned with, having fixed commencement to her lad Lexus a specified 3 weeks earlier competing connected Gladiators successful 1999. On apical of that, she was lone beaten once.

Since her clip connected the show, she’s go thing of a concern mogul, investing successful a quality parlour and a fishery, and spending a decennary and a fractional processing property.

Known arsenic the Queen of Hang Tough, Kim gave up her TV vocation erstwhile the archetypal amusement came to an end, but has since proven she’s precise much keeping up with her grooming regime.

Wolf (Michael Van Wijk)

Wolf, existent sanction Michael Van Wijk, sent fans chaotic with an quality connected Netflix world amusement Squid Game.

More than 20 years aft starring connected Gladiators, helium appeared arsenic contestant fig 72.

Before helium started connected Gladiators, Michael Van Wijk owned respective gyms, and these days, helium owns Wolf’s Gym successful Auckland New Zealand, which is wherever he’s presently based.

Following the show, the now-71-year-old besides became a cage-fighter and competed successful Jiu Jitsu championships.

Blaze (Eunice Huthart)

Eunice Huthart aka Blaze has enjoyed 1 of the astir absorbing careers since leaving Gladiators, leaving the eliminator down for Hollywood.

After winning the 1994 bid of the amusement arsenic a contestant and being asked to instrumentality arsenic a Gladiator successful 1995, she was scouted by James Bond producers for GoldenEye to enactment arsenic a stunt double.

It was the archetypal movie task of many, and she went connected to work extensively arsenic Angelina Jolie’s double in films similar Wanted and Mrs & Mrs Smith, having bonded with the histrion connected the acceptable of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

More recently, she trained the likes of Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and John Boyega for Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker.

Panther (Helen O’Reilly)

Champion bodybuilder Panther (real sanction Helen O’Reilly) acceptable up a manner store with her co-stars Vogue and Saracen, aft leaving the amusement successful 1996.

During her clip connected the programme, Panther sustained a superior cervix and backmost wounded aft a fearfulness autumn wherever she landed caput archetypal connected the tilt event.

The present 62-year-old runs her ain West London gym called Panthers Gym.

Rhino (Mark Smith)

Mark Smith starred arsenic Rhino connected Gladiators from 1995 until it was cancelled successful 1999, and has since gone connected to person a palmy acting career.

The now-54-year-old’s credits see EastEnders, Robin Hood, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tide and much recently, The Enforcer.

Shadow (Jefferson King)

Jefferson King was thrown disconnected Gladiators successful 1995, aft being caught taking steroids.

He aboriginal said that helium started taking drugs erstwhile helium was 17 but claimed helium ne'er took Class As during his stint connected Gladiators.

In 2021, King was jailed for his portion successful a blackmail crippled implicit a drugs debt.

Warrior (Mike Ahearne)

Champion bodybuilder Mike Ahearne, who represented Great Britain astatine Mr Universe, was known arsenic Warrior connected the show.

However, successful 1998, helium was jailed for 15 months aft being convicted of an enactment with a inclination to pervert the people of justice.

He was aboriginal sentenced to six months successful prison, suspended for 12 months, successful 2018 aft constabulary recovered steroids successful buying bags and CS spray successful his home.

Falcon (Bernadette Hunt)

Gladiators icon Falcon, existent sanction Bernadette Hunt, joined the bid successful 1993 and remained until the end.

As good arsenic appearing connected the main show, Hunt besides appeared arsenic Falcon connected 2 bid of International Gladiators, and aboriginal opted for a beingness extracurricular the limelight, moving arsenic a fittingness teacher astatine Basingstoke Sports Centre.

Hunt died past twelvemonth astatine the property of 59 after a crab battle.

Amazon (Sharon Davies)

Sharon was lone connected the amusement for a twelvemonth earlier dropping retired with a genu injury, but she surely made her mark.

She signed up aft winning a metallic medal successful the swimming astatine the Olympics successful Moscow successful 1980, besides swimming for Great Britain astatine the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.

Unusually for a Gladiator, Sharron is possibly amended known for her vocation extracurricular the show. She went connected to big Big Breakfast and contiguous sports sum for the BBC.

Her astir high-profile TV quality successful years came successful Dancing On Ice backmost successful 2010, wherever she was eliminated seventh with Pavel Aubrecht.

Sharron, present 61, much precocious attracted contention aft saying transgender athletes should not vie successful women’s sporting events. She told BBC Sport: ‘It is not a transphobic happening – I truly privation to accidental we person nary contented with radical who are transgender.’

Vogue (Suzanne Cox)

Suzanne’s Vogue has 1 of the biggest personalities successful Gladiators, with sass aplenty and a superb entranceway regular to the taxable of Madonna’s Vogue.

Having joined successful 1995, the erstwhile UK competitory aerobics champion stayed connected the amusement passim the decennary and became known for her performances connected the Powerball and Hang Tough.

She joined 1997 quarter-finalist Mark Roberts, who she shares 2 children with, and has since teamed up with Gladiators Saracen and Panther to tally the manner store COR.

Zodiac (Kate Staples)

Kate already had an awesome vocation earlier joining successful bid two, having been the erstwhile British and Commonwealth pole-vault grounds holder.

She suffered 1 of the astir superior injuries successful the past of Gladiators, aft breaking bones successful her neck. Thankfully she made a afloat recovery, but near the amusement arsenic a effect successful 1996,

She started a household with Trojan prima Mark Griffin, earlier marrying the rugby subordinate Chris Sheasby, who she divorced successful 2016.

In much caller times she’s stayed successful the satellite of wellness and fitness. She works connected initiatives to get radical into athletics with decathlete Daley Thompson, and runs Adventure Bootcamp successful Cobham.

Trojan (Mark Griffin)

Mark is 1 of the astir palmy stars to person archetypal made his sanction connected Gladiators, having near the amusement aft 3 years successful 1996.

He discontinue the programme to absorption connected acting, and it’s a determination which has paid off. He’s known for his performances connected a divers scope of TV shows including NCIS, Doctor Who and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

The histrion besides led the formed of 2014 movie Dragons of Camelot and starred successful household comedies Daddy Day Care and Dr Dolittle 2.

Rebel (Jennifer Stoute)

Former Olympic sprinter Jennifer Stoute appeared connected Gladiators arsenic Rebel betwixt 1996 and 1999.

She besides returned for the 2008 revival and successful 2 Legend specials.

After Gladiators, she went connected to usage her expertise and appeared arsenic a stunt pistillate for Russell Crowe’s 2000 Gladiator film.

She present has 2 daughters and acceptable up a sports absorption institution with her husband, chap sprinter John Regis.

Nightshade (Judy Simpson)

Nightshade (aka Judy Simpson) competed successful 3 Olympic Games arsenic a heptathlete earlier Gladiators, which she was a portion of betwixt 1993 and 1996.

She’s present a sporting ambassador and honorary president of the Women’s Sports Federation, and works for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

Saracen (Michael Lewis)

Gladiators icon Saracen appeared connected each 8 seasons of the archetypal show, but aboriginal traded successful his TV fame for a relation arsenic a fireman.

When applying for the show, Michael tried retired with his woman – present his woman – who became 1 of the contenders successful the archetypal season.

He’s present retired, but has made appearances connected the likes of This Morning, and successful 2015, appeared connected Ninja Warrior UK.

In a 2022 interview, helium told Daily Star that helium ‘never would’ve stopped being a Gladiator’ and could person ‘carried connected forever’ had it not ended erstwhile it did.

When was the archetypal Gladiators connected TV?

Gladiators was archetypal broadcast successful October 1992 and ran until January 2000 connected ITV.

A revival besides aired connected Sky betwixt 2008 and 2009.

When is the caller Gladiators connected TV? How to watch

Gladiators has been airing connected Saturday evenings, astatine 5.50pm connected BBC One and iPlayer.

All 11 episodes person already been filmed, arsenic the unrecorded shows took spot successful the Utilita Arena successful Sheffield successful June past year.

The episodes volition aerial connected BBC One, and beryllium disposable to ticker connected iPlayer.

Gladiators airs connected the BBC and iPlayer connected Saturdays astatine 5.50pm.

This nonfiction was primitively published connected January 12, 2024.

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