THIS shocking police mugshot of ex-TV Gladiator Shadow shows him hollow-cheeked and dead-eyed — while hooked on drugs. The image was issued by cops today after the former bodybuilder, whose real name is Jefferson King, admitted taking part in a drug-fuelled blackmail plot.
King, 59, had demanded £1,000 last year from a mum for the safe return of her son who was allegedly being held hostage by a gang.
He is currently in custody awaiting sentencing at the conclusion of a crown court trial of other alleged blackmailers. Jurors were told that King was “known as Shadow in Gladiators” — though he is now barely recognisable from his 1990s heyday after years of drug abuse.
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