Gladiators viewers declare ‘series ruined’ as fan-favourite athlete drops out after injury

Fans of Gladiators person been near disappointed aft one of their favourite athletes was forced to driblet out.

Series 1 of the reboot aired past year, and aft proving a deed successful the ratings war, Gladiators was recommissioned for different round, with filming taking spot past August.

The second revival of the iconic crippled show past returned to BBC this play with Bradley Walsh and his son, Barney, besides backmost arsenic hosts.

But unluckily for viewers, bid 2 is missing 1 cardinal person.

Talking to cameras astatine the commencement of tonight’s episode, the presenters revealed that Nitro – whose existent sanction is Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – was incapable to vie aft sustaining an wounded during training.

Bradley, 64, and Barney, 27, opened with the ‘bad news’ portion filming astatine the Utilita Arena successful Sheffield.

‘OK, we’ve got immoderate atrocious news, don’t we? Sadly, 1 of our Gladiators sustained an wounded successful training, which means helium won’t beryllium capable to vie successful this series,’ Bradley told the unrecorded audience.

Barney added: ‘But the bully quality is that he’s inactive here.

‘He’s joining america successful the arena close now, and Sheffield, delight springiness a lukewarm invited to Nitro.’

Nitro received a lukewarm invited arsenic helium entered the venue, inactive successful bully spirits contempt the setback.

‘Obviously, y’know, I’m explosive. I’m powerful. Sometimes I’m excessively powerful, and I extremity up hurting myself,’ helium joked.

He told the 2 hosts that helium had a ‘dodgy knee.’

Keeping his spirits up, Nitro continued: ‘But these things hap successful sport, y’know? When you’re pushing yourself arsenic hard arsenic you do.’

Thankfully, Nitro is inactive capable to enactment successful an quality this series, contempt not taking portion successful the contention itself.

‘I mean, we’ll inactive beryllium seeing you passim the series, right?’, Bradley asked hopefully.

‘Yeah. The pecs aren’t going anywhere. They’re close here. They’re staying here,’ Nitro replied.

‘I request each of those Nitro fans retired determination to springiness maine immoderate energy, ’cause I request to recharge!’

Taking to X aft the announcement was made, viewers expressed their devastation.

‘Nitro injured…. Series ruined. He’s the champion of the best’, cried emilyroseon.

Heaping praise connected the jock for his performances successful 1 of Gladiators’ astir celebrated rounds, KingOfFM wrote: ‘So disappointing that Nitro is retired for the full season. He is the implicit brag of the Wall. He volition beryllium missed’.

‘Nitro being retired of this play is debased cardinal heartbreaking tbh’, confessed kylghlzbth.

‘Day ruined by the quality that Nitro is injured and won’t beryllium taking portion successful this bid of #Gladiators… devastated, he’s the champion one!’, echoed alltoojen_xo.

Others praised the star’s ‘good attitude’, hailing him arsenic ‘one of the fewer glads who doesn’t pointlessly fume erstwhile losing.’

‘Aww thats a shame Nitro knackered his knee, he’s specified a bully laughter and a bully fella’, said i_drive_the_bus.

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Before becoming a Gladiator, Nitro, aka Harry, was a sprinter.

In 2005, helium was named the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year aft becoming the archetypal jock to triumph golden medals successful some the 100 metres and 200 metres astatine the World Youth Championships.

Most recently, helium appeared connected the Christmas peculiar of Strictly Come Dancing and performed with Nancy Xu.

Gladiators airs Saturdays connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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