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Gladiator Warrior's troubled life - police raid, gangster link and Tesco bag of steroids
Gladiators and was earning up to £100,000 a year.He was a household name and was able to boost his earnings from the show even further with lucrative personal appearances.READ MORE: Gladiators Jet star Diane Youdale on the downsides of reality TV fameBut after six years on the show, his glittering showbiz life fell apart when he became involved with the criminal underworld in his home city of Liverpool.Now aged 61, Ahearne has notched up time in prison and has vanished from life in the spotlight.But where did it all go wrong for the hunky 6ft 4ins muscle-bound beefcake?It all started so well when Ahearne became a prize-winning bodybuilder representing Great Britain at Mr Universe.That title won him the role of Warrior on Gladiators and he was in the show during the 1990s for the first six series.But in 1997 his life was turned upside down when he became embroiled in a plot to foil the prosecution of Philip Glennon Junior, the brother-in-law of international cocaine baron, Curtis 'Cocky' Warren.Glennon had been accused of the attempted murder of a nightclub doorman and also a police officer.Ahearne's role was to pass money from Warren to the corrupt head of Merseyside Police's drugs squad.Glennon and the corrupt cop were both jailed and Ahearne was also jailed for corruption and perverting the course of justice. He was handed a 15-month sentence but served just six months.
