Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley hilariously took on the well-known Gladiators on Thursday’s episode of This Morning.
The ITV presenting duo have been seen pulling on padded crimson and blue helmets as they competed in opposition to the long-lasting Diamond and Giant.
Ben, 49, admitted he was ‘terrified’ as he stood on a small podium holding a padded pugil stick hoping to knock 6ft 5in bodybuilder Giant from the alternative podium.
The former GMB host, who’s 5ft 10, was fast to behave and managed to hit him off, prompting Giant to say the presenter ‘cheated’, whereas referee Giles turned a blind eye.
Next up was glamorous Cat, who donned a white shirt and patterned extensive legged trousers, as she confronted Diamond.
Unfortunately for Cat her time on the rostrum was very quick lived as Diamond immediately pushed her from the rostrum leaving her unimpressed.
The closing episode of the brand new collection of Gladiators is ready air on the weekend which the athletes advised ITV viewers to ‘anticipate an actual good competitors’.
However, viewers do not have to be too dissatisfied as Gladiators’ has formally been commissioned for a second collection.
The BBC’s reboot of the long-lasting sports activities leisure gameshow – which initially aired on ITV within the Nineties – has confirmed to be vastly well-liked with a median of 8.3 million viewers for the comeback run to this point, and now the broadcaster has confirmed it will likely be again for one more run on BBC One.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment on the BBC, stated: ‘Gladiators’ has actually kicked this yr off with a bang, and we’re so delighted that the followers have come to the present of their lots.
‘It has been great to listen to how a lot households have liked watching this collectively, as a part of the BBC’s Saturday night leisure providing.
‘We cannot watch for extra motion from the Gladiators.’
The present is hosted by father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh – with each set to return subsequent yr – whereas Gladiators like Sabre, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, Fire, Giant, Dynamite, Viper and Comet have turn out to be family names.
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Dan Baldwin, Managing Director Hungry Bear Media, added: ‘It’s no exaggeration to say that the response to Gladiators has been phenomenal.
‘The episodes have been full of nail-biting drama, thrilling motion and big emotion.
‘Series 2 will see the present go from strength-to-strength. We have some superb surprises in retailer for the followers. Are you prepared?!?’
And Dom Bird – SVP, MGM Alternative, International – stated: ‘It’s been unbelievable to see Gladiators re-igniting the thrill that this present has all the time delivered on Saturday nights within the UK.
‘We are delighted a second collection has been confirmed for BBC One and BBC iPlayer and we won’t wait to get again into the world with our companions at Hungry Bear Media and the BBC.’
The closing of Gladiators in on BBC One this Saturday at 5:50pm, the collection is available on BBC iPlayer.
