BBC Gladiators sees Scots military dad crowned champion in epic final

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Gladiators ultimate legends were crowned following Saturday night's showdown. Scottish military dad Finlay Anderson scooped the crown for the male contestants in a glorious victory.Finlay, 35, was joined in celebrations with Marie-Louise Nicholson who won it for the girls after dragging their way to the top.

It comes following a gruelling 11-week long battle of challenges following the show re-boot on the BBC. Beaming about his win, he told host Bradley Walsh: "This is definitely the most surreal moment ever from five-year-old me playing The Eliminator in my granny’s living room to lifting the real deal, this is unbelievable."The army officer had been up against tough competitor Wesley Male in the final event, however it was Finlay who ran faster to the top of the travelator and burst through the paper to become champion.Finlay, from Edinburgh, said the most challenging moment of the final was on The Edge, because he injured his “ribs quite badly on that event in the quarter-finals so naturally I was cautious as I didn’t want to get hurt again”.He also said as a Crossfit fan, he wanted to “excel” against Gladiator Steel during the series, because the athlete is a star of the fitness regime and won the title of UK’s Fittest Man in 2020.Speaking of her win, Marie-Louise said: “Bronte was on my tail the whole time, what a competitor to go up against, she was so close to the end there.

I think we’re both winners in my eyes.” Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. To reach the final, the contenders had to do battle against the show’s 16 Gladiators in games testing strength, speed and dexterity that continue to be family favourites from previous