Gladiators (2024 British TV series) series 2

Gladiators
Series 2
StarringBradley Walsh
Barney Walsh
Mark Clattenburg
Sonia Mkoloma
Lee Phillips
Guy Mowbray
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release1 January (2025-01-01) (Celebrity special)
18 January 2025 (2025-01-18) (Main series) –
12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)
Series chronology

The second series of Gladiators aired in the UK on 18 January 2025 on BBC One. It was recorded in August 2024 at the Sheffield Arena.[1][2][3]

The series was commissioned by the BBC bosses after a successful relaunch in 2024, which attracted nearly ten million viewers during its whole first series.[4][5][6]

The eleven-part series is being presented by the Walshes (Bradley and Barney), who also presented the first series.[7][8] Mark Clattenburg returns as the lead referee alongside assistants Lee Phillips and Sonia Mkoloma.

In addition to the regular episodes, the series also has a "one-off" celebrity special episode, where four celebrity contestants; Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett, Louise Minchin and Ellie Taylor, took on the Gladiators.[9][8]

The first heat episode is dedicated to original Gladiators referee John Anderson, who passed away in July 2024.[10]

Gladiators

Further information: Gladiators (2024 British TV series) § The Gladiators

All of the Gladiators from the previous series return this series,[11] with Diamond (Livi Sheldon) and Giant (Jamie Christian-Johal) being amongst the very first announced returnees.[12][13][8] New Gladiators Cyclone (Lystus Ebosele), and Hammer (Tom Wilson) were revealed in the course of the series.[14][15]

Males Females
Gladiator name Real name Stats Gladiator name Real name Stats
Apollo Alex Gray 6 ft 6 in, 249 lb (1.98 m, 113 kg) Athena Karenjeet Kaur Bains 5 ft 4 in, 148 lb (1.63 m, 67 kg)
Bionic Matty Campbell 6 ft 6 in, 260 lb (1.98 m, 120 kg) Comet Ella-Mae Rayner 5 ft 8 in, 146 lb (1.73 m, 66 kg)
Giant[a] Jamie Christian-Johal 6 ft 5 in, 280 lb (1.96 m, 130 kg) Cyclone[b] Lystus Ebosele 5 ft 10 in, 209 lb (1.78 m, 95 kg)
Hammer[c] Tom Wilson 6 ft 6 in, 257 lb (1.98 m, 117 kg) Diamond Livi Sheldon 6 ft, 176 lb (1.83 m, 80 kg)
Legend Matt Morsia 6 ft 1 in, 212 lb (1.85 m, 96 kg) Dynamite Emily Steel 5 ft 5 in, 141 lb (1.65 m, 64 kg)
Electro Jade Packer 5 ft 8 in, 154 lb (1.73 m, 70 kg)
Phantom Toby Olubi 6 ft 5 in, 247 lb (1.96 m, 112 kg) Fire Montell Douglas 5 ft 10 in, 148 lb (1.78 m, 67 kg)
Steel Zack George 6 ft, 236 lb (1.83 m, 107 kg) Fury Jodie Ounsley 5 ft 7 in, 163 lb (1.70 m, 74 kg)
Viper Quang Luong 6 ft, 200 lb (1.83 m, 90 kg) Sabre Sheli J. McCoy 5 ft 7 in, 154 lb (1.70 m, 70 kg)

Not competing

Males
Gladiator name Real name Stats
Nitro[d] Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 5 ft 11 in, 187 lb (1.80 m, 85 kg)
Notes
  1. ^ Tore his bicep during the final heat episode of the series but still features in the locker room after the injury.
  2. ^ Irish powerlifter joined mid-series filming.
  3. ^ British indoors rower joined mid-series filming.
  4. ^ Although Nitro featured on the programme, he did not appear in any of the events during the series, due to knee injury he picked up from the trainings.[16]

Contenders

The winning contenders are marked in bold. As the series contains only five heats, and three quarter finals, in addition to the winners of the previous episodes, the fastest runner-ups advance to the next stage.

Episodes Male Contenders Female Contenders
Celebrity Special Rob Beckett Joel Dommett Ellie Taylor Louise Minchin
Heat 1 Nathan Bland Scott Castell Zavia Hill Katie Ip
Heat 2 Joe Holroyde Aman Yadh Nikki Billingham Keeva Neely[a]
Heat 3 Lewis Prothero Mus Dumbuya Toni Prothero Amanda Wah
Heat 4 Joe Fishburn Junior Cunningham Stacey Brown Poppy Bulmer
Heat 5 Nush Sajjad Andy Mitchell Rachel Bruno-Hardy[17] Aneila Afsar
Quarter Final 1 Joe Holroyde Mus Dumbuya Zavia Hill Poppy Bulmer
Quarter Final 2 Joe Fishburn Lewis Prothero Aneila Afsar Amanda Wah
Quarter Final 3 Nathan Bland Andy Mitchell Rachel Bruno-Hardy Keeva Neely
Semi Final 1 Joe Fishburn Joe Holroyde Keeva Neely Amanda Wah
Semi Final 2 Nathan Bland Mus Dumbuya Zavia Hill Aneila Afsar
Grand Final Joe Fishburn Mus Dumbuya Zavia Hill/Aneila Afsar[b] Amanda Wah
Winners Joe Fishburn Amanda Wah
Notes
  1. ^ Contender Keeva advanced directly to the Quarter Finals round, as Nikki was unable to participate in the Eliminator due to sustaining an injury after The Edge prior.
  2. ^ Though Zavia won in the Eliminator in the semi final, a post from the official Gladiators Instragram later revealed that she was forced to withdraw before the Grand Final due to an injury she had sustained during the Powerball event, with Aneila, who was the fastest runner-up, taking her place in the Grand Final. Zavia appeared in the audience throughout the Final.

Events

Main article: List of Gladiators UK events

In addition to all of the events from the previous series (Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Collision, The Ring, Powerball, The Wall, The Edge and The Eliminator), some new events are introduced on the second series of Gladiators.[11][18]

Following events were added to the roster:

  • Atlaspheres,[14][19] which returns from the 1990s version. In the event, the contenders are inside large metal cages, or "spheres" and try to gain points by crossing different score pods on the arena floor, while two Gladiators try to prevent this inside their own spheres.
  • Crash Course is a modification of Atlaspheres, where the contenders must race around the arena while simultaneously being pursued by the Gladiators, trying to catch the contenders in their own spheres, before these reach the finish line.
  • Unleash[19] is a new game of tag, where the contender must make it around the arena floor, and grab a "G" flag from the top of a podium, while a Gladiator is "Unleashed" and starts a pursuit behind them.

As the result of fan feedback from the previous series, the Gauntlet received some major upgrades for this series.[11] An additional fifth zone/Gladiator was added, and a new "shield" weapon resembling the shape of a claw or bucket was introduced.[20]

Episodes

Note, that some of the episodes are shown in a different order from that which they were filmed in.

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleBBC One airdateUK viewers
(millions) [21]		Weekly Rank [21]
––"Celebrity Special"1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)5.158

Competing in the New Year’s Celebrity Special are: Rob Beckett, Louise Minchin, Joel Dommett and Ellie Taylor.[22][23][24]

The celebrities face the Gladiators in events like the classical Duel and the updated version of Gauntlet, before taking on each other in the legendary Eliminator. The episode saw gladiator Sabre's very first appearance on Collision, and Comet's first appearance on the show since major injury she suffered last series. Male gladiator Giant featured only in the locker room with the other Gladiators in this episode.[20]

This special episode was announced by the BBC on 7 August 2024, and was recorded in between the regular series' production.[22]

Event 1: Collision
Male contenders
Rob Beckett  

vs. Steel, Bionic, Viper & Apollo

(4–8)
(4–8) 		  Joel Dommett

vs. Steel, Bionic, Viper & Apollo

Female contenders
Ellie Taylor  

vs. Sabre, Comet, Fire & Athena

(6–8)
(6–8) 		  Louise Minchin

vs. Sabre, Comet, Fire & Athena

Sabre's very first Collision outing. Louise suffered a graze on her philtrum after being knocked off.
Event 2: Duel
Male contenders
Rob Beckett  

vs. Legend

(0–0)
(4–8) 		  Joel Dommett

vs. Phantom

Although not shown on the programme – Viper appeared to climb to the podiums against Joel Dommett – but he was dispatched by the referee after refusing to use a helmet. Instead its was Phantom who played the round.
Female contenders
Ellie Taylor  

vs. Dynamite

(5–5)
(11–13) 		  Louise Minchin

vs. Fire

Event 3: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Rob Beckett  

vs. Viper, Steel, Legend, Apollo & Phantom

(10–6)
(14–14) 		  Joel Dommett

vs. Viper, Steel, Legend, Apollo & Phantom

Revamped version of the event, where the contenders have to now get past 5 Gladiators. A new weapon is introduced for the 4th Gladiator in line.
Female contenders
Ellie Taylor  

vs. Electro, Athena, Fury, Dynamite & Diamond

(8–6)
(19–19) 		  Louise Minchin

vs. Electro, Athena, Fury, Dynamite & Diamond

Event 4: Powerball
Male contenders
Rob Beckett  

vs. Apollo, Bionic & Steel

(2–3)
(16–17) 		  Joel Dommett

vs. Apollo, Bionic & Steel

After the event ended, the Gladiators rushed and put both the contenders and the hosts in the Powerball "bins", for comedy.
Female contenders
Ellie Taylor  

vs. Sabre, Electro & Fury

(2–4)
(21–25) 		  Louise Minchin

vs. Sabre, Electro & Fury

The scores for the women's game above reflect the scoreboard during the event and the aggregate scoreboard; Louise's first ball bounced out of the basket it was put in, but was deemed to have counted towards her score, therefore she scored 6 points.
Event 5: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Rob Beckett  
   Joel Dommett
Winner
Joel Dommett[25]
Female contenders
Ellie Taylor  
   Louise Minchin
Louise Minchin had to be assisted by the referees through the hurdles. This cost her the race, as she lost a lot of distance to Ellie Taylor.
Winner
Ellie Taylor[25]
 
121"Heat 1"18 January 2025 (2025-01-18)4.768

The heats begin. The 15 returning Gladiators face another set of contenders from all over the UK. Two new Gladiators are introduced this series – and some new events. For this series, Gladiator Nitro shifts to support his fellow colleagues due to an injury he picked up during training sessions.

The contenders for the heat are: Nathan Bland and Scott Castell, Zavia Hill and Katie Ip. The first heat sees classical events like Duel and The Wall being played, in addition to the returning 90's classic Atlaspheres. Giant, who is so far unbeaten in the event – returns to Duel.[10]

Event 1: The Edge
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Apollo

(10–2)
(10–2) 		  Scott

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Fury

(10–4)
(10–4) 		  Katie

vs. Sabre

Event 2: Duel
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Giant

(5–0)
(15–2) 		  Scott

vs. Phantom

Giant's first draw with a contender on the event.
Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Diamond

(0–0)
(10–4) 		  Katie

vs. Fire

Event 3: Atlaspheres
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Giant & Steel

(6–6)
(21–8) 		  Scott

vs. Giant & Steel

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Sabre & Diamond

(2–4)
(12–8) 		  Katie

vs. Sabre & Diamond

Event 4: The Wall
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Legend

(0–0)
(21–8) 		  Scott

vs. Viper

Viper's first sole event victory on The Wall. After the event, he commented his performance saying "Piece of cake!" and laughing maniacly, before dropping the microphone and storming off. Scott also suffered a dislocated finger from when Viper pulled him off.
Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Comet

(10–5)
(22–13) 		  Katie

vs. Athena

Event 5: Powerball
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Phantom, Steel & Bionic

(6–0)
(27–8) 		  Scott

vs. Phantom, Steel & Bionic

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Electro, Fury & Dynamite

(12–2)
(34–13) 		  Katie

vs. Electro, Fury & Dynamite

The women's scores above reflect the scoreboard during the event and the aggregate score. Katie's only ball was deemed invalid as she broke the rule of not taking it from the opposite bin after losing the one prior.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Nathan  
   Scott
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 27–8. This 19-point lead gave Nathan a 9.5-second head-start.
Winner
Nathan
Female contenders
Zavia  
   Katie
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 34–13. This 21-point lead gave Zavia a 10.5-second head-start.
Winner
Zavia
 
132"Heat 2"25 January 2025 (2025-01-25)4.27< 10

Second of the heats. The contenders for the heat are: Joe and Aman; and Nikki and Keeva. New female Gladiator, Cyclone, debuts in this episode.

Events for this heat include the classics Duel and The Wall, in addition to the renewed Gauntlet. During the event The Edge, female contender Nikki suffered an injury upon falling from the edge with Gladiator Dynamite. She was subsequently dispatched from the competition by the medical team, and was not able to do the Eliminator – therefore putting Keeva straight through to the Quarter Finals. This marks the first time in the show's history where only one Eliminator is played.[26]

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Bionic

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Aman

vs. Steel

Aman forfieted the event after falling onto Steel's podium.
Female contenders
Nikki  

vs. Cyclone

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Keeva

vs. Cyclone

Cyclone won by default in her duel with Keeva after the latter put her pugil stick down onto her own podium.
Event 2: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Steel, Bionic, Apollo, Phantom and Giant

(6–10)
(6–10) 		  Aman

vs. Steel, Bionic, Apollo, Phantom and Giant

The Gladiator line-up represents the initial set-up; Steel and Bionic swapped weapons so that Bionic would guard the first zone. Apollo was subsequently disqualified for pushing Joe into the next zone
Female contenders
Nikki  

vs. Fire, Sabre, Athena, Dynamite, and Cyclone

(8–10)
(8–10) 		  Keeva

vs. Fire, Sabre, Athena, Dynamite, and Cyclone

Nikki's run was briefly stopped after she lost her helmet. In Keeva's run, Sabre was disqualified for leaving her zone whilst holding Keeva.
Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Legend

(5–10)
(11–20) 		  Aman

vs. Apollo

Before trying to eliminate his contender from the Wall, Legend played with this, and bypassed this to the top of the Wall. However, the Gladiator had not enough time left to dispatch the contender from the Wall, hence the game ending with a draw; earning the contender 5 points.
Female contenders
Nikki  

vs. Comet

(10–0)
(18–10) 		  Keeva

vs. Diamond

Event 4: Collision
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Viper, Giant, Legend, and Phantom

(8–6)
(19–26) 		  Aman

vs. Viper, Giant, Legend, and Phantom

Female contenders
Nikki  

vs. Comet, Diamond, Fire, and Electro

(0–10)
(18–18) 		  Keeva

vs. Comet, Diamond, Fire, and Electro

The scores above reflect Keeva's scores on the scoreboard during the event and the aggregate score. Keeva repeatedly stopped during her run, so despite scoring 10 points, she received a 2-point penalty for her actions and scored 8 instead.
Event 5: The Edge
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Steel

(2–2)
(21–28) 		  Aman

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Nikki  

vs. Dynamite

(2–2)
(20–20) 		  Keeva

vs. Fury

Nikki suffered an unspecified injury after she fell from The Edge. She was eventually deemed to be unable to continue, so Keeva automatically qualified for the quarter finals.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Joe  
   Aman
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 21–28. This 7-point lead gave Aman a 3.5-second head-start.
Winner
Joe
Female contenders


No Eliminator was held for the female contenders due to Nikki's earlier unrecoverable injury.
Winner
Keeva (by default)
 
143"Heat 3"1 February 2025 (2025-02-01)4.488

Third of the heats. A new event, a fast-paced pursuit game Unleash, is revealed. Other events include The Wall, Atlaspheres and The Ring, which is being played for the first time this series. The contenders for this heat are: Lewis and Mus, and Toni and Amanda.

Event 1: The Ring
Male contenders
Lewis  

vs. Phantom

(12–6)
(12–6) 		  Mustapha

vs. Steel

Female contenders
Toni  

vs. Electro

(10–12)
(10–12) 		  Amanda

vs. Sabre

Amanda suffered a calf cramp in the first 15 seconds. She was given the option to forfeit or continue and ultimately chose the latter.
Event 2: Unleash
Male contenders
Lewis  

vs. Apollo

(0–10)
(12–16) 		  Mustapha

vs. Phantom

Phantom broke the rules twice by cutting the final corner on the track and ascending the stairs two by two. He was therefore disqualified meaning that despite defeat, Mus automatically won the event.
Female contenders
Toni  

vs. Cyclone

(5–0)
(15–12) 		  Amanda

vs. Fire

Like Phantom, Toni inadvertently broke the rules by ascending the steps two by two. Therefore despite capturing the flag, she was only rewarded 5 points.
Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Lewis  

vs. Viper

(5–10)
(17–26) 		  Mustapha

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Toni  

vs. Athena

(0–10)
(15–22) 		  Amanda

vs. Dynamite

Event 4: The Edge
Male contenders
Lewis  

vs. Steel

(2–2)
(19–28) 		  Mustapha

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Toni  

vs. Diamond

(10–2)
(25–24) 		  Amanda

vs. Fury

Event 5: Atlaspheres
Male contenders
Lewis  

vs. Giant & Bionic

(6–6)
(25–34) 		  Mustapha

vs. Giant & Bionic

Female contenders
Toni  

vs. Comet & Cyclone

(0–2)
(25–26) 		  Amanda

vs. Comet & Cyclone

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Lewis  
   Mustapha
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 25–34. This 9-point lead gave Mus a 4.5-second head-start. Mus also broke the then-current male Eliminator record of 1.06 by 2 seconds.
Winner
Mustapha
Female contenders
Toni  
   Amanda
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 25–26. This 1-point lead gave Amanda a 0.5-second head-start.
Winner
Amanda
 
154"Heat 4"15 February 2025 (2025-02-15)N/ATBA

Fourth of the heats. Hang Tough event returns for the first time in this series. The contenders for the heat are: Joe and Junior, and Stacey and Poppy.

Event 1: Unleash
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Apollo

(10–0)
(10–0) 		  Junior

vs. Phantom

Female contenders
Stacey  

vs. Electro

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Poppy

vs. Fire

Event 2: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Viper, Phantom, Legend, Bionic and Giant

(10–6)
(20–6) 		  Junior

vs. Viper, Phantom , Legend , Bionic and Giant

Viper tried to confront Joe before his run; Joe's run was subsequently stopped twice – first when he lost his helmet and then when Legend ringed him out of the Gauntlet. Junior's run likewise was stopped after Bionic held him and didn't let go.
Female contenders
Stacey  

vs. Athena, Fury, Electro, Sabre and Diamond

(8–10)
(8–10) 		  Poppy

vs. Athena, Fury, Electro, Sabre and Diamond

Stacey's run was briefly stopped when Sabre deliberately pinned her down, for which Sabre was disqualified.
Event 3: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Legend

(0–10)
(20–16) 		  Junior

vs. Viper

Viper's first outing at Hang Tough.
Female contenders
Stacey  

vs. Comet

(0–10)
(8–20) 		  Poppy

vs. Sabre

Event 4: Duel
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Bionic

(0–0)
(20–16) 		  Junior

vs. Giant

Female contenders
Stacey  

vs. Dynamite

(0–0)
(8–20) 		  Poppy

vs. Diamond

Event 5: The Ring
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Steel

(6–2)
(26–18) 		  Junior

vs. Apollo

The game was briefly stopped early after Junior injured his hamstring. Junior opted not to continue the event, leaving Joe to take on the event unopposed for the remainder of the time limit.
Female contenders
Stacey  

vs. Athena

(12–8)
(20–28) 		  Poppy

vs. Fury

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Joe  
   Junior
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 26–18. This 8-point lead gave Joe a 4-second head-start. Joe also broke the previous male Eliminator record by a second.
Winner
Joe
Female contenders
Stacey  
   Poppy
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 20–28 . This 8-point lead gave Poppy a 4-second head-start.
Winner
Poppy
 
165"Heat 5"22 February 2025 (2025-02-22)N/ATBA

The last of the heats include Duel, Hang Tough and Unleash being played. The contenders for the heat are: Nush and Andy, and Rachel and Aneila. Gladiator Giant tore his biceps on Powerball, and had to be sidelined for the rest of the series.

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Nush  

vs. Legend

(0–0)
(0–0) 		  Andy

vs. Steel

Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Comet

(5–0)
(5–0) 		  Aneila

vs. Dynamite

Event 2: Atlaspheres
Male contenders
Nush  

vs. Apollo & Steel

(10–6)
(10–6) 		  Andy

vs. Apollo & Steel

Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Sabre & Fire

(2–8)
(7–8) 		  Aneila

vs. Sabre & Fire

This was the last event in the heat where the female contenders scored points; no further points were scored in any of the subsequent events at all.
Event 3: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Nush  

vs. Bionic

(10–0)
(20–6) 		  Andy

vs. Apollo

Andy reached the platform but lost his balance and fell off, resulting in him scoring no points
Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Athena

(0–0)
(7–8) 		  Aneila

vs. Sabre

Event 4: Unleash
Male contenders
Nush  

vs. Phantom

(0–10)
(20–16) 		  Andy

vs. Viper

Viper was sent to the referees' room due to his outburst, where he trashed it before leaving. He didn't return for the rest of the episode due to him cleaning up the referees' room as told by the referee.
Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Fury

(0–0)
(7–8) 		  Aneila

vs. Electro

Event 5: Powerball
Male contenders
Nush  

vs. Giant, Legend & Phantom

(4–6)
(24–22) 		  Andy

vs. Giant, Legend & Phantom

The event was briefly stopped after Giant pulled his arm, forcing him to withdraw from the event for the remainder of the event time.
Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Diamond, Dynamite & Cyclone

(0–0)
(7–8) 		  Aneila

vs. Diamond, Dynamite & Cyclone

First 0-point Powerball round of the rewamped series.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Nush  
   Andy
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 24–22. This 2-point lead gave Nush a 1-second head-start.
Winner
Andy
Female contenders
Rachel  
   Aneila
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 7–8. This 1-point lead gave Aneila a 0.5-second head-start.
Winner
Aneila
 
176"Quarter Final 1"1 March 2025 (2025-03-01)N/ATBA

New male Gladiator, Hammer, debuts in this episode. Injured Gladiator Giant is still seen in the locker room after the arm injury in Powerball event in heat 5. Contenders for this quarter finals are Joe from heat 2, Mus from heat 3, Zavia from heat 1 and Poppy from heat 4.

Event 1: Hang Tough
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Legend

(10–10)
(10–10) 		  Mus

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Comet

(5–0)
(5–0) 		  Poppy

vs. Athena

Event 2: Collision
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Steel, Bionic, Viper & Phantom

(2–0)
(12–10) 		  Mus

vs. Steel, Bionic, Viper & Phantom

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Sabre, Electro, Dynamite & Fury

(4–2)
(9–2) 		  Poppy

vs. Sabre, Electro, Dynamite & Fury

Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Legend

(0–10)
(12–20) 		  Mus

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Fire

(10–5)
(19–7) 		  Poppy

vs. Sabre

Event 4: Duel
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Phantom

(0–0)
(12–20) 		  Mus

vs. Hammer

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Diamond

(0–0)
(19–7) 		  Poppy

vs. Cyclone

Zavia forfeited the event by stepping onto Diamond's platform before falling off.
Event 5: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Viper, Steel, Apollo, Bionic & Hammer

(8–6)
(20–26) 		  Mus

vs. Viper, Steel, Apollo, Bionic & Hammer

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Cyclone, Fury, Electro, Fire & Diamond

(8–10)
(27–17) 		  Poppy

vs. Cyclone, Fury, Electro, Fire & Diamond

Zavia's run was briefly stopped when Fury deliberately threw Zavia into the next zone. Fury was disqualified for this and the event was restarted from zone 3. In Poppy's run, though time ran out, Diamond was ruled as illegally having used her arm to hold Poppy back, therefore Poppy was rewarded the full 10 points.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Joe  
   Mus
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 20–26. This 6-point lead gave Mus a 3-second head-start.
Winner
Mus
Female contenders
Zavia  
   Poppy
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 27–17. This 10-point lead gave Zavia a 5-second head-start.Zavia also broke her previous female Eliminator record by 6 seconds.
Winner
Zavia
 
187"Quarter Final 2"8 March 2025 (2025-03-08)N/ATBA

New event Crash Course appears in this episode. Contenders in this episode are: Joe from heat 4, Lewis from heat 3, Aneila from heat 5 and Amanda from heat 3. Lewis was the fastest runner-up for the male contenders.

Event 1: Unleash
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Phantom

(5–10)
(5–10) 		  Lewis

vs. Hammer

Though Joe reached the platform, he missed the flag and therefore claimed 5 points for reaching the platform.
Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Cyclone

(10–0)
(10–0) 		  Amanda

vs. Electro

Event 2: The Wall
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Legend

(10–0)
(15–10) 		  Lewis

vs. Viper

Viper won by default as Lewis fell from the Wall in the cause of mis-step.
Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Diamond

(10–5)
(20–5) 		  Amanda

vs. Comet

Event 3: Crash Course
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Bionic & Steel

(5–10)
(20–20) 		  Lewis

vs. Bionic & Steel

Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Dynamite & Fire

(5–10)
(25–15) 		  Amanda

vs. Dynamite & Fire

Event 4: The Edge
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Apollo

(10–10)
(30–30) 		  Lewis

vs. Steel

Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Dynamite

(0–10)
(25–25) 		  Amanda

vs. Sabre

Event 5: Powerball
Male contenders
Joe  

vs. Apollo, Legend & Hammer

(4–4)
(34–34) 		  Lewis

vs. Apollo, Legend & Hammer

The game was briefly stopped when the Gladiators illegally went into the contenders' zone. Legend also illegally took one of the red balls out of a basket, but the score was allowed.
Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Sabre, Athena & Fury

(4–6)
(29–31) 		  Amanda

vs. Sabre, Athena & Fury

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Joe  
   Lewis
Both contenders' scores were tied going into the Eliminator, meaning neither got a time advantage.
Winner
Joe
Female contenders
Aneila  
   Amanda
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 29–31. This 2-point lead gave Amanda a 1-second head-start. Amanda also broke the previous female Eliminator record of 1:35 by 9 seconds.
Winner
Amanda
 
198"Quarter Final 3"15 March 2025 (2025-03-15)N/ATBA

The third and final of the quarter finals. Giant featured in the show to detail his injury on Powerball he suffered in the last heat episode. Contenders in this quarter final are: Nathan from heat 1, Andy from heat 5, Rachel from heat 5 as the fastest runner-up from the female contenders, and Keeva from heat 2.

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Bionic

(10–0)
(10–0) 		  Andy

vs. Apollo

Nathan won by default due to Bionic stepping onto his platform.
Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Cyclone

(0–5)
(0–5) 		  Keeva

vs. Fury

Keeva's duel with Fury was briefly stopped when her helmet was dislodged.
Event 2: Unleash
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Phantom

(5–0)
(15–0) 		  Andy

vs. Hammer

Though Phantom won, he was found to have illegally held onto Nathan's harness before removing his tag, meaning Nathan won by default.
Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Electro

(0–0)
(0–5) 		  Keeva

vs. Fire

Event 3: The Ring
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Steel

(8–8)
(23–8) 		  Andy

vs. Phantom

The game was briefly stopped after Nathan lost his helmet.
Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Dynamite

(6–10)
(6–15) 		  Keeva

vs. Sabre

Event 4: The Wall
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Legend

(5–10)
(28–18) 		  Andy

vs. Viper

Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Athena

(0–10)
(6–25) 		  Keeva

vs. Fire

Event 5: The Edge
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Steel

(10–2)
(38–20) 		  Andy

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Rachel  

vs. Fury

(4–2)
(10–27) 		  Keeva

vs. Diamond

Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Nathan  
   Andy
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 38–20. This 18-point lead gave Nathan a 9-second head-start. Nathan also broke the previous men's Eliminator record of 1:03 by 4 seconds.
Winner
Nathan
Female contenders
Rachel  
   Keeva
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 10–27. This 17-point lead gave Keeva a 8.5-second head-start.
Winner
Keeva
 
209"Semi Final 1"22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)N/ATBA

The first of the semi-finals. Contenders in this episode are: Joe F, Joe H, Keeva and Amanda, with Joe H qualified as the fastest runner up of the male contenders from the quarter-finals.

Event 1: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Joe F.  

vs. Hammer, Phantom, Legend, Apollo & Bionic

(6–10)
(6–10) 		  Joe H.

vs. Hammer, Phantom, Legend, Apollo & Bionic

Joe F.'s run was stopped after he was ringed out after clearing 3 zones; he was ruled to have deliberately jumped out of the gauntlet and therefore only claimed 6 points.
Female contenders
Keeva  

vs. Athena, Electro, Cyclone, Fire & Diamond

(10–6)
(10–6) 		  Amanda

vs. Cyclone, Electro, Athena, Fire & Diamond

The Gladiator line-ups represent the female contender's respective runs; Cyclone and Athena switched zones for Amanda's run.
Event 2: Duel
Male contenders
Joe F.  

vs. Bionic

(0–0)
(6–10) 		  Joe H.

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Keeva  

vs. Fury

(0–0)
(10–6) 		  Amanda

vs. Diamond

Event 3: Collision
Male contenders
Joe F.  

vs. Bionic, Phantom, Hammer & Viper

(6–10)
(12–20) 		  Joe H.

vs. Bionic, Phantom, Apollo & Viper

The Gladiator line-ups reflect the two Joes' respective runs; Hammer pulled his arm during Joe F.'s run, so Apollo substituted him for Joe H.'s run.
Female contenders
Keeva  

vs. Sabre, Comet, Electro & Fire

(8–6)
(18–12) 		  Amanda

vs. Sabre, Comet, Electro & Fire

Event 4: The Wall
Male contenders
Joe F.  

vs. Steel

(10–0)
(22–20) 		  Joe H.

vs. Viper

Female contenders
Keeva  

vs. Sabre

(5–10)
(23–22) 		  Amanda

vs. Dynamite

Event 5: Powerball
Male contenders
Joe F.  

vs. Apollo, Legend & Steel

(4–7)
(26–27) 		  Joe H.

vs. Apollo, Legend & Steel

Female contenders
Keeva  

vs. Fury, Dynamite & Cyclone

(2–18)
(25–40) 		  Amanda

vs. Fury, Dynamite & Cyclone

The event was briefly stopped when Amanda lost a shoe.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Joe F.  
   Joe H.
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 26–27. This 1-point lead gave Joe H. a 0.5-second head-start.
Winner
Joe F.
Female contenders
Keeva  
   Amanda
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 25–40. This 15-point lead gave Amanda a 7.5-second head-start.
Winner
Amanda
 
2110"Semi Final 2"5 April 2025 (2025-04-05)N/ATBA

The second of the semi-finals. Contenders in this episode are: Nathan, Mus, Zavia and Aneila, with Aneila qualified as the fastest runner up of the female contenders from the quarter finals.

Event 1: Duel
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Phantom

(0–5)
(0–5) 		  Mus

vs. Steel

Both Mus and Steel fell off their podiums in their Duel. Steel was ruled to have pushed Mus off illegally and therefore Mus scored 5 points.
Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Fire

(5–5)
(5–5) 		  Aneila

vs. Comet

Event 2: Collision
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Legend, Steel, Viper & Apollo

(2–2)
(2–7) 		  Mus

vs. Legend, Steel, Viper & Apollo

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Dynamite, Diamond, Athena & Fury

(8–6)
(13–9) 		  Aneila

vs. Dynamite, Diamond, Athena & Fury

The female scores above reflect the scores during the event and the aggregate scores. One of Aneila's balls wasn't counted as she picked it up after it fell onto the bridge, therefore only scoring 4 points.
Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Apollo

(5–10)
(7–17) 		  Mus

vs. Legend

Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Diamond

(0–0)
(13–9) 		  Aneila

vs. Athena

Event 4: Powerball
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Bionic, Phantom & Hammer

(4–6)
(11–23) 		  Mus

vs. Bionic, Phantom & Hammer

The event was briefly stopped when Bionic lost a shoe.
Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Sabre, Fire & Electro

(2–6)
(15–15) 		  Aneila

vs. Sabre, Fire & Electro

The event was stopped twice, first after a tackle from Sabre seemed to injure Zavia, and then when a tackle from Fire seemed to result in Zavia twisting her knee. She was allowed to continue both times.
Event 5: Gauntlet
Male contenders
Nathan  

vs. Hammer, Viper, Legend, Apollo & Bionic

(10–10)
(21–33) 		  Mus

vs. Hammer, Viper, Legend, Apollo & Bionic

After the event, Legend and Viper had a fight over Viper getting tired of Legend's "selfish" persona, and the other male Gladiators had to calm them down.
Female contenders
Zavia  

vs. Electro, Fury, Dynamite, Sabre & Cyclone

(6–8)
(21–23) 		  Aneila

vs. Electro, Fury, Dynamite, Sabre & Cyclone

The event was briefly stopped during both contenders' runs. Zavia's was stopped after she cleared zone 3 when she seemed to suffer a reoccurence of her injury in the previous event. She opted to complete the event. Aneila's was stopped after Sabre refused to back down after clearing zone 4.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Nathan  
   Mus
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 21–33. This 12-point lead gave Mus a 6-second head-start. He also beat Nathan's Eliminator record by 2 seconds.
Winner
Mus
Female contenders
Zavia  
   Aneila
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 21–23. This 2-point lead gave Aneila a 1-second head-start.
Winner
Zavia (later withdrew)
 
2211"The Final"12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)N/ATBA

The series champions are crowned at the end of this episode. The male contenders are Joe F and Mus and the female finalists were Aneila and Amanda. It was announced that Zavia withdrew after the injury during the semi-final with Aneila replacing her for the final.

Event 1: The Edge
Male contenders
Joe F  

vs. Legend

(4–2)
(4–2) 		  Mus

vs. Apollo

Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Sabre

(4–6)
(4–6) 		  Amanda

vs. Fury

Event 2: Unleash
Male contenders
Joe F  

vs. Hammer

(10–10)
(14–12) 		  Mus

vs. Phantom

Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Electro

(10–0)
(14–6) 		  Amanda

vs. Fire

Event 3: The Wall
Male contenders
Joe F  

vs. Apollo

(10–5)
(24–17) 		  Mus

vs. Legend

Per Legend's request, the rules for the men's event were changed so that each contender raced their respective Gladiator to the top of the Wall, with 10 points rewarded for the contender if they got to the top first or 5 points if they lost but reached the top within the 20 second time limit.
Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Diamond

(0–10)
(14–16) 		  Amanda

vs. Athena

Event 4: Crash Course
Male contenders
Joe F  

vs. Apollo & Viper

(10–5)
(34–22) 		  Mus

vs. Apollo & Viper

Viper's only appearance in this series' Grand Finals. Upon exiting his sphere, Viper threw a tantrum by smashing a pole to the sphere, throwing it off and storming off the set refusing to speak to the presenters.
Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Cyclone & Comet

(10–5)
(24–21) 		  Amanda

vs. Cyclone & Comet

Event 5: Duel
Male contenders
Joe F  

vs. Phantom

(0–0)
(34–22) 		  Mus

vs. Hammer

Mus forfeited his duel after stepping onto Hammer's podium.
Female contenders
Aneila  

vs. Dynamite

(0–0)
(24–21) 		  Amanda

vs. Sabre

Aneila forfeited her duel after losing her pugil stick. Though Amanda survived her duel, she was ruled to have deliberately gone down on her knees to avoid Sabre's attacks and therefore scored no points.
Event 6: The Eliminator
Male contenders
Joe F  
   Mus
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 34–22. This 12-point lead gave Joe a 6-second head-start. Joe also broke the previous men's Eliminator record by 2 seconds.
Winner
Joe
Female contenders
Aneila  
   Amanda
Entering the Eliminator, the score was 24–21. This 3-point lead gave Aneila a 1.5-second head-start. Amanda also broke the previous female Eliminator record by 8 seconds.
Winner
Amanda
 

Contenders progress (excluding Celebrity Special)

Color key:

  Series champions
  The contender won the episode and advanced
  The contender was medically withdrawn from the competition
  The contender lost the episode but was the fastest finisher out of the other eliminated contenders and thus qualified
  The contender lost the episode and was eliminated
Contenders Episodes
Heats Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Amanda — WIN — WIN — WIN — WINNER
Joe F. — WIN — WIN — WIN — WINNER
Mus — WIN — WIN — WIN RUNNER-UP
Aneila — WIN — FF — FF RUNNER-UP
Zavia WIN — WIN — WIN WDR
Nathan WIN — WIN — OUT —
Joe H. — WIN — FF — OUT —
Keeva — WIN — WIN OUT —
Andy — WIN — OUT —
Rachel — FF — OUT —
Lewis — FF — OUT —
Poppy — WIN — OUT —
Nush — OUT —
Junior — OUT —
Stacey — OUT —
Toni — OUT —
Aman — OUT —
Nikki — WDR —
Scott OUT —
Katie OUT —

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. Ratings are provided by BARB Audiences[21]

Episode Date Weekly viewers
(millions) 		Weekly rank (BBC1) Weekly rank
Celebrity Special 1 January 2025 5.15 8th 11th
Heat 1 18 January 2025 4.76 8th 9th
Heat 2 25 January 2025 4.27 12th 16th
Heat 3 1 February 2025 4.48 8th 9th
Heat 4 15 February 2025 4.42 4th 9th
Heat 5 22 February 2025 4.23 10th 18th
Quarter Final 1 1 March 2025 4.31 5th 10th
Quarter Final 2 8 March 2025 3.74 11th 24th
Quarter Final 3 15 March 2025 4.60 3rd 10th
Semi Final 1 22 March 2025 3.39 12th 28th
Semi Final 2 5 April 2025 3.50 9th 21st
The Final 12 April 2025 3.95 4th 10th
Series average 2025 4.23 – –

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