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Gladiators original stars respond to reboot criticism amid health and safety concerns

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BBC confirmed an 11-part series reboot of the much-loved nineties show. Kim ‘Lightning’ Betts and Mike ‘Saracen’ Lewis appeared in the ITV studio to sit down with presenters Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher on Monday, following the exciting news last week.

Charlotte raised the issue of health and safety on the show, which sees a generation of superhuman stars compete against contestants in the ultimate test of speed and strength.

Lightning said she agreed with the need for tighter health and safety since the Saturday night staple last aired on ITV. She said: “You’ve got to keep everybody sound and people don’t realise the amount of injuries contestants and gladiators got. “We were running out of contenders.

We thought we would have to go out on the street and grab them in. ”She continued: “I understand the health and safety side of it, but are the games going to be as exciting as they were?“The element of risk and that risk of danger is what excited people, I think.

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