What was it that inspired this minor surge of enthusiasm for being buff?
That would be the gladiators themselves.
WhenGladiatorscame to an end, its muscly stars faded back into obscurity.
Then read on, because I have all the answers!
Funner fact he had a relationship with Katie Price in the 1990s.
She was also stunt co-ordinator onV For Vendetta, and Tim BurtonsAlice In Wonderland.
She is godmother to Angelina Jolies daughter Shiloh, and is currently away on Eternia, fighting Skeletor.
He is also the father of MC Harvey from So Solid Crew.
Its possible that he lives right next door to me!
Although not downstairs, because an old woman lives there on her own.
Rumours of him reprising his role inThomas The Tank Engineare unfounded.
Her website looks like it is hosted by Geocities.
Her work can be found displayed in galleries around Cape Town, and on her personal site,lize-art.com.
Disappointingly, her pictures seem to be landscapes, rather than gladiators fighting dinosaurs.
Hunter (James Crossley)
Hunter famously had a relationship withGladiatorspresenter Ulrika Jonsson during the shows run.
As it was, the pair just became tabloid fodder for a couple of years.
Bizarrely, her gladiator name for that was Sheena.
Presumably she was named after Sheena Easton.
She currently lives in America with her husband and children.
Her son, Michael, is making a name for himself as a competitive swimmer.
She also takes part in various charity events around the area.
I dont need to explain that its a gym.
This, unsurprisingly, took place in Wolverhampton.
Raider (Carlton Hedley)
Hedley worked as a stuntman and martial arts trainer after retiring from the show.
For instance, Jet could have made the sandwiches, and Cobra might have done the make up.
Rebel (Jennifer Stoute)
AfterGladiators, Jennifer Stoute co-founded a website called DrivenWoman.
Most recently he appeared in Ben Afflecks political thrillerArgo.
Perhaps more interestingly, Smith also took part in a charity boxing match against notorious lottery lout Mikey Carroll.
Rio (Jane Omorogbe)
Rio certainly likes motorbikes.
One look at her post Gladiators CV confirms this.
She also does Speedway and touring car championship pitside reporting for Sky and ITV.
Given this, Im quite surprised her gladiator name wasnt Motorbike.
Although that might have had unfortunate connotations.
Rocket (Pauline Richards)
Ive just learned a surprising fact.
Rocket, along with Rio and Rebel, appeared in the 2000 movieGladiator.This has several possible explanations.
One the casting director was an idiot and misunderstood the brief.
Three its a massive coincidence and Im an idiot.
Possibly by poking them across the road with his pugil stick.
On second thoughts, thats too rude.
Saracen would never do that.
After the show, Nikki Diamond went on to become a respected martial arts instructor.
Her company bio also states that she offers fitness and nutrition advice.
He once hit a contender so hard with his pugil stick that he actually broke the stick.
In 1995, King was sacked from the show after a newspaper revealed he was a steroid user.
This led to a downward spiral which saw King turn to heroin and crack cocaine.
Siren (Alison Paton)
Quite surprisingly, this Scottish gladiator has a first class degree in Quantity Surveying.
After a successful stint on QVC, Paton went on to present everything in Scotland ever.
Interestingly, she also presented a show calledWheel Nuts, presumably beating Rio to this role.
He currently lives in L.A .
where he is making a name as a playwright and theatre actor.
He has since moved back to Australia, where he runs Club Vulcan, a wrestling school and gym.
Warrior (Michael Ahearne)
Warriors fall from grace is nearly as well known as Shadows.
In 1998, Ahearne was jailed for fifteen months for perverting the course of justice in a firearms case.
He has since found his feet, and runs Mike Ahearnes Pro Gym in Birkenhead.
According to sources, he continues to be larger than any person has a right to be.
Wolf can now be found in Auckland, New Zealand, where he runs his own gym.
She was also famous for having a child with fellow gladiator Trojan.
Find more from Jenny at her website,World Of Crap.
