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Gladiators star Hunter looks completely unrecoginsable – 21 years since he was last on TV. The show has recently had a reboot on BBC One, with hosts Bradley Walsh and his son Bradley presiding over the arena. Viewers have been 'emotional' as they 'relive their youth'.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Gladiators icon Jet is getting married to a "gorgeous lady" she met while in her local supermarket.The TV icon, 53 whose real name is Diane Youdale starred in Gladiators from 1992 to 1996 after a producer spotted her in a fitness magazine when she was 22 years old. During a recent US podcast, Diane revealed that she is now getting married after she was approached by her wife-to-be while shopping last year.The couple were seen cuddled up on screen together as the fan favourite on the ITV show during the 1990s expressed she was "very happy". Her partner, Zoe came onto the screen to introduce herself and jokingly said: "I haven’t done my hair.

The stars of the popular Saturday night show Gladiators have been spotted around the UK as the programme prepares to return to screens in 2023.The much-loved series will be back with an 11-episodes and will welcome a brand new generation of superhumans who will compete against ordinary contestants in the ultimate test of speed, strength and agility.The format for the news series will include brand new games alongside classic challenges and will be finished off by fan favourite The Eliminator.But as the new series, Daily Star has taken a look at some of the original stars of the show as they've been spotted living relatively normal lives.Referee John Anderson appeared to have swapped Wolf for a friendlier furry pal as he enjoyed a stroll in Leicestershire with his dog.Anderson, who is now 90-years-old, was renowned for keeping the Gladiators in check in a no-nonsense fashion and uttered the words Contender Ready...

GLADIATORS legends Lightning, Saracen and Hunter looked unrecognisable as they reunited on This Morning. The 90s TV favourites joined Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle on the sofa of the ITV daytime show today amid rumours the smash hit series is being revived. James Crossley, aka Hunter, Kim Betts, who was known as Lightning, and Michael Lewis, who transformed into Saracen, entered the studio by bursting through a piece of paper with their iconic pugil sticks.

Gladiators star Hunter has said there is "something in the pipeline" for the show's upcoming 30th anniversary. The sports entertainment game show – which was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson - made a huge splash in the 90s, with the cast becoming sex symbols.

Gladiators star James Crossley has revealed that there was almost a "strike" regarding costumes, as no one wanted to wear a "two-piece" while filming the popular ITV show.Talking exclusively to Daily Star on Facebook Live, the TV personality spoke candidly about the type of costumes that would often cause controversy amongst the stars backstage.When asked about the revealing attire that was worn by the Gladiators, James, 48, admitted that some costumes would leave little to the imagination but it made it harder for the cast members to maintain a certain physique.James said: "What was quite funny was that every year, we would all like to cross our fingers that we wouldn't get the two-piece."Because nobody wanted to have abs because it was so

Gladiators star James Crossley was close to tears in an emotional interview with Daily Star when remembering past injuries he had suffered on the ITV programme.The 48-year-old became overwhelmed when chatting about his dislocated shoulder that almost prevented him from gaining the title of The Ultimate Gladiator in 2000.Despite the painful setbacks, James was crowned the winner of the intense showdown against the other UK giants.His sheer determination had come back to haunt him later life, with the star explaining that he still suffered with his shoulder.At that pinnacle moment in his career, the 2018 World Record breaker actually believed he had been "bionic".On day one of the initial heats, James was instructed by ITV chiefs to go to

Gladiators strongman James Crossley has revealed the most surprising real-life thing about Michael Van Wijk - best known by his stage name Wolf.

Facebook chat show, Carly in Convo where he revealed more behind the scenes drama.When asked if he ever had any strange fan encounters, James laughed and confessed that there was one that stood out in his mind.James said: "I remember one fan who was a super fan he had my name shaved in his head and he actually got a job, we did the filming in a hotel in Birmingham and he got a job as a room service waiter."I remember ordering my own club sandwich the 'Hunter club sandwich', which by the way was a hit."And I remember him coming upstairs and I just had a shower and I was pretty battered and it was probably 1.30 in the morning and it was this guy at the door with my Hunter sandwich."When looking back at his Gladiators days, he revealed that

Gladiators' James Crossley will be joining a Facebook Live event on the Daily Star on Friday at 11am to spill all about his TV past with Carly in convo host and Daily Star showbiz reporter, Carly Hacon.So, if you spent your Saturday nights tuning into Gladiators and were a big fan of the super talented cast, then tune in because James is going to be revealing all to the Daily Star.James shot to fame as Hunter on Gladiators during the 1990s and became an overnight star after wowing with her massive muscles and incredible athletic ability on the show.With men wanting to be him and women wanting to date him, James quickly gained TV star status and even dated some of the other stunning cast members.The 48-year-old built star has since went on

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterGladiators stars Jet and Hunter have sent fans wild after posing for a selfie together showing how they have changed from their 90s days.The pair will appear at Bath Comic Con along "with a gaggle of Gladiators" at the weekend.To mark their reunion, the pair them both now and when they appeared on the ITV challenge show.They both looked as fit as ever as they showed off their new looks as they recreated their old pictures for the camera.They posted a selfie of the pair of them outside next to their former Gladiator personas.Hunter, whose real name is James Crossley said: "Back with a gaggle of Gladiators at @bathcomiccon this Sunday."If you're in the area come say

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterFormer Gladiators presenter Ulrika Jonsson says the show’s sex-mad cast were constantly “jumping from bed to bed” in their hotel.The host of the former ITV series, which saw contestants compete against beefed-up gladiators in a series of physical challenges, said the hotel even banned fake tan as bed sheets were ruined.The 54-year-old, who briefly dated gladiator James Crossley (Hunter), also recounted a female star being reprimanded for having a string of visitors to her room in one night.Speaking on Vicky Pattison’s The Secret To podcast, the mother-of-four said: “In the first year that we did it, they took over a whole floor in the hotel.“There was loads of

Ulrika Jonsson set temperatures soaring with her latest Instagram offering.

ULRIKA Jonsson shared an affectionate message of support to former boyfriend James Crossley yesterday as he got eliminated from The Circle.  The 53-year-old enjoyed a brief fling with bodybuilder James, 47, while they worked on sport game show Gladiators in 1996.  Now 25 years later, James, who best known for his alter-ego Hunter on the 90s series, returned to screens to compete on reality show The Circle masquerading as fictional NHS nurse 'Gemma'. In light of her ex's TV appearance, Ulrika took to her Instagram Story to post screen shots of the hunk alongside messages of support, before he was eliminated from the game show last night.

Ulrika Jonsson has reached out to her former boyfriend James Crossley after watching him in action on The Circle.

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THE Circle viewers were left furious as Hunter from Gladiators catfished as an NHS nurse "during a pandemic". The bodybuilder - real name James Crossley - is hoping to win the £100,000 to give half the winnings to actual nurses.

The Gladiators seem to be taking the coronavirus isolation in their stride and have been coming up with ingenious ways to work out during lockdown.