{"id":2239637,"date":"2026-01-18T12:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2239637"},"modified":"2026-01-18T12:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:40:04","slug":"gladiators-to-introduce-second-new-event-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gladiators-to-introduce-second-new-event-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Gladiators to introduce second new event next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BBC gameshow Gladiators is to introduce a second new event in next week\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Everest will see a gladiator and a contender face off while suspended on a platform 21ft above the arena, separated by a large barrier, where they will be challenged to push their opponent off while the platform tilts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It comes after the first of three new challenges, Destruction, was debuted during Saturday\u2019s episode, seeing players race down lanes of four 8ft barriers that they have to smash.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 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edge-of-your seat moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWith series three, it\u2019s bigger, bolder and runs like a well-oiled machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His son, Barney, 28, said that while two of the events are new, one of them is \u201cthe return of an original\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Gladiators\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gL8B1RK6nRW9WRFQFKJjBA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/snappa_entertainment_819\/40127524cd3d6f8787aed21cbdde9ad0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Gladiators will return next Saturday (BBC\/PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added: \u201cI think people will be glad to have it back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show, which first launched in 2024, is the second revival of the competition. It was initially on ITV for eight years until 2000 before being axed, and came back on Sky for a short run from 2008 to 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The programme puts contestants\u2019 speed, power, endurance and agility to the test, as they face off with its elite athletes, known as gladiators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This series, the gladiators are Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone, Diamond, Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury, The Giant, Hammer, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, Sabre, Steel, and Viper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gladiators continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday January 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC gameshow Gladiators is to introduce a second new event in next week\u2019s episode. 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