A blast from the past with gladiator Jet
MANY Bugle readers should remember the popular Saturday night ITV show Gladiators.
The show was produced by LWT for ITV and ran for eight seasons from 1992 until 2000. The programme’s format saw four contestants, male and female, compete in a series of physical events against the shows “Gladiators” before eventually competing in one final event aiming to secure a place in the grand final and be crowned champion for their respective series. It was presented by Ulrika Johnson alongside John Fashanu.
The show spawned adaptations in Australia and other countries.
One of the most popular of the team was Gladiator Jet – Diane Youdale – whom I caught up with in Wales with my trusty Bugle in tow. She was only too pleased to be involved and also told me how when she was working on the show in Birmingham she liked to get out and visit the Black Country and saw our famous museum in Dudley – pretty good stuff.
Here’s the meeting and also she signed this picture for the Bugle Wall of Glory – which must be quite impressive now!