Gladiators battle halted just minutes into new BBC episode over hilarious blunder

GLADIATORS was halted conscionable minutes into the latest occurrence implicit a hilarious blunder during the archetypal battle.

The deed BBC show returned for its 3rd instalment of the 2nd series, pursuing its palmy reboot past year.

Bradley and Barney Walsh introduced the archetypal conflict called The Ring arsenic Steel and Phantom took connected the archetypal 2 contenders.

However, conscionable moments successful the crippled was halted by caput referee Mark Clattenburg.

As helium blew his whistle, Mark could beryllium heard telling Steel: "Your shoe, 1 minute."

It past transpired the gladiator's laces needed to beryllium tied, and Mark gladly obliged him.

After the awkward speech the crippled was past re-started with conscionable 19 seconds connected the clock.

Eagle-eyed Gladiators fans astatine location were near amused, with 1 writing: "You ne'er hide your play occupation astatine Foot Locker."

A 2nd wrote: "Mark Clattenburg: referee and tier of Steel’s laces."

"And present I thought they had amended shoes this series, intelligibly not needing their shoelaces done up," said a third.

While a 4th commented: "How cute was that. Doing his shoelace up."

Gladiators narrator Guy Mowbray couldn't assistance but marque a cheeky excavation astatine Mark, arsenic helium told viewers: "And to deliberation successful the Premier League we utilized to question his eyesight.

"Only joking, Mark."

Gladiators continues connected BBC One and iPlayer.

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