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Gladiators is in chaos after four of the athletes were are injured during filming for the new series.
Professionals, Legend, Diamond, Bionic and Athena, have all suffered injuries during the competition, which is set to be aired in January 2026.
Filming began last month at Utilita Arena in Sheffield with Bradley Walsh and his son Barney returning to host.
Diamond (Livi Sheldon) has suffered a knee injury, rupturing her ACL and MCL during filming.
Legend (Matt Morsia) has tore a bicep, while Bionic (Matty Campbell) dislocated his shoulder and Athena (Karenjeet Kaur Bains) also injured her knee.
A source told The Sun: ‘Gladiators is the ultimate test of speed, strength and endurance – and four of its champions have paid the price.’
Gladiators is in chaos after four of the athletes were are injured during filming for the new series – including Diamond
Legend (Matt Morsia, pictured) has tore a bicep, while Bionic (Matty Campbell) dislocated his shoulder and Athena (Karenjeet Kaur Bains) also injured her knee
They added: ‘It just goes to show that these games are tough and even our professionals can suffer injuries.’
Matt AKA Legend added on Instagram: ‘I’ve done that game almost 20 times and never had a problem before. But at the same time, that’s the reality of Gladiators, right?
‘That’s what makes it the best show on TV. With that, you’re going to get injuries. I won’t lie I was obviously pretty devastated. Knowing I wasn’t going to compete in the games anymore obviously killed me.’
Meanwhile the upcoming series of Celebrity Gladiators will come out just before the civilian one.
A new batch of super fit celebrities are set to take on the Gladiators in a battle of strength and skill.
The reboot of Gladiators was a smash hit when it aired last year, and a celebrity spin-off was quickly commissioned, featuring comedians and gym lovers.
But this year the casting team have stepped it up and found four stars who can definitely give the Gladiators a run for their money.
The Sun reported last month that model Vogue Williams will be joined on the show by fitness guru Joe Wicks, former Olympic boxer Nicola Adams, and gym-obsessed I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson.
A source told The Sun : ‘Gladiators is the ultimate test of speed, strength and endurance – and four of its champions have paid the price’ (Karenjeet Kaur Bains AKA Athena pictured)
They added: ‘It just goes to show that these games are tough and even our professionals can suffer injuries’ (Matty Campbell AKA Bionic)
Vogue won the first series of Bear Grylls: Mission Survive and regularly shares fitness tips and workout videos with her Instagram followers.
Meanwhile Joe dominated British TV screens during Covid thanks to his at-home workout clips, and reality star Sam often shares his gym progress.
Former Olympian Nicola could however prove the one to beat, after retiring undefeated in 2019 and becoming the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion after winning gold at London 2012.
A source told the publication: ‘Last year, producers of the debut celebrity version played it for laughs with three comedians taking part — with hilarious results for viewers.
‘But this year they’ve assembled four celebrities who can give the Gladiators a serious run for their money, and serve up a clash to savour.
The first series of Celebrity Gladiators saw Joel Dommett and Ellie Taylor crowned the winners after a tense finale.
The one-hour special saw Joel go head-to-head with comedian Rob Beckett, while Ellie faced a string of challenges with former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin.
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