The first TWO new Gladiators are REVEALED ahead of the iconic show's reboot ... trends now
The first two new Gladiators of the rebooted series have been revealed.
The iconic show, which originally aired on ITV from 1992 to 2000, is making an epic return to screens after 23 years, with the new series being shown on BBC.
And ahead of its big return, Fury and Steel have been announced as the first two 'superhumans' joining the line-up as they prepare to take on the brave contestants.
Professional Exeter Chiefs Rugby Player, Jodie Ounsley, has joined the line-up as her alter-ego ‘Fury’, named thanks to her power and passion for competition.
And Jodie certainly has the credentials to follow in the footsteps of the mighty Gladiators as she's a former England Women’s Rugby Seven’s player, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu British Champion and five times World Coal Carrying champion.
Gladiators ready! The first two new Gladiators of the rebooted series have been revealed
OGs: The iconic show, which originally aired on ITV from 1992 to 2000, is making an epic return to screens after 23 years, with the new series being shown on BBC (The original Gladiators in 1994)
While Jodie, who is profoundly deaf and wears a cochlear implant, won the title of Deaf Sports Personality of The Year in 2020.
Meanwhile, the sportswoman has Gladiators in her blood as her father was a contender on the show back in 2008, and she has been training to outdo him ever since.
Jodie is a longtime Gladiators fan, even dressing up as a Gladiator and practicing the games in her living room!
Sharing her excitement at joining the show, Fury said: 'Watching Gladiators growing up I was always in awe of their strength and power and now I am one!
'I hope contenders are ready to feel the Fury!'
Meanwhile, joining Jodie's Fury is UK CrossFit star Zack George, who's set to intimidate the contestants as his alter-ego Steel.
Like Jodie, Zack is a pretty tough cookie, having won the title of the UK’s Fittest Man in 2020, and also ranked number 26 out of a whopping 126,461 on the global CrossFit leader board!
So it's little wonder his unbreakable strength has earned him the name ‘Steel’.
She's ready! Professional Exeter Chiefs Rugby Player, Jodie Ounsley, has joined the line-up as her alter-ego ‘Fury’, named thanks to her power and passion for competition
Feel the power: Meanwhile, joining Jodie's Fury is UK CrossFit star Zack George, who's set to intimidate the contestants as his alter-ego Steel
After undertaking his own personal fitness journey as a teenager, Zack was motivated to then help people with their fitness.
And as Steel, he hopes that he can inspire a new, young generation of fans to get into fitness as well.
Opening up about becoming one of the new generation of Gladiators, Steel said: 'I was inspired by the Gladiators as a child, but never imagined I’d be
