Gladiators BBC launch date confirmed as 90s show reboot set for return

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The BBC have announced the re-boot of a hugely popular show which aired in the 90s as The Gladiators is set to return to the small screen next week with an epic launch night, the broadcaster has announced.The sports entertainment show, which was originally broadcast from 1992 to 2000, is set to return to screens on January 13 with 16 new “superhumans” all eager to show off their speed and strength.Presenter Bradley Walsh and his son Barney will host the 11-episode series, which will see the Gladiators take on Contenders in new and old games, culminating with classic challenge The Eliminator.Among the Gladiators line-up are Olympians, bodybuilders and weightlifting champions.Team GB sprinter and Olympic bobsledder Montell Douglas will star as Fire on the show, while Jamie Christian Johal will appear as Giant, earning his name as he is regarded as one of the tallest bodybuilders of all time at 6ft 5ins.Sheli McCoy, who has competed in five British weightlifting championships and CrossFit championships around the world, will appear as Sabre and Emily Steel, a full-time elite CrossFit athlete, will be known as Dynamite.Matt Morsia, who became a fitness influencer after retiring from international athletic competitions, will go under the name Legend and Alex Gray, who previously played in the England rugby sevens team before transferring over to the NFL, will be called Apollo. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Team GB sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, nicknamed Nitro, and 6ft-tall bodybuilder Livi Sheldon, who will be known as Diamond, are also among the line-up.Karenjeet Kaur Bains, who is the Commonwealth powerlifting champion, will go by Athena,