Gladiators boss announces celebrity spin-off after BBC reboot ratings boom...

Credit: GettySpeaking about Gladiators during an appearance on BBC Radio 4, Dan, chief of Hungry Bear Media who make the show, said: "I can reveal we are going to do a celebrity special.I'm a Gladiators superfan but some big changes are needed for series 2

"As well as coming up with new ideas, we’ve always got one eye on what could come back and what could be a hit like Gladiators is."He said: "We wanted it to be event television so we had to get an audience of 3,000 people every episode.Strictly Come Dancing star in shock split with model girlfriend after 3 years

"The first episode got 6.4m. Now it’s at 9.8m, the first episode, because of catchup. And we didn’t think this show would be something that people would catch up on."But so many people catch up on it and it’s gone from strength to strength and we’re really happy with how it’s gone."and his son Barney at Sheffield Arena, and Dan continued: "I think audience is vital and they reflect what is happening.

"It was interesting because we almost made two shows. We made a TV show and a live event because people who turn up, they have to be excited, you don’t want them leaving."But I think we also hit a sweet spot because a lot of the parents there were kids back in the day when Gladiators was on and now they have children that are the perfect age to watch it. So it’s almost the perfect ven diagram.

"Seeing these physical specimens going head to head and the underdog coming out, the doctor or the nurse or the teacher winning, there is always room for that and that’s just part of our culture to enjoy moments like that."Plastic surgeons say I need £5k of work but tweakments won't fix my self-esteemBradley Walsh's career so far

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