Gladiators will return this weekend with BBC promising “its most explosive occasion but”.
The beloved Saturday night time sport present is again later this week for a brand new sequence, and managers have confirmed a brand new occasion known as Destruction, which is able to push the contenders to their limits in a “race of uncooked energy”.
In a press launch, the BBC teased: “Destruction is quick and fierce, pitting two Contenders in opposition to one Gladiator in a no-holds-barred race of uncooked energy.
“The battle? Every participant costs down their very own lane, dealing with 4 gigantic 8ft boundaries, the primary to smash by way of and slam the ultimate button wins.
“The 4 brutal boundaries have to be conquered in a different way: some smashed by way of with sheer physique energy, one other obliterated with a battering ram, and one conquered by climbing.”
Host Bradley Walsh is worked up for the upcoming third sequence – which he says now “runs like a well-oiled machine”, and he has promised “just a few surprises” for viewers.
He mentioned: “There are undoubtedly just a few surprises in retailer, with some unbelievable fringe of your seat moments.
“We’ve bought three new occasions that basically increase the stakes, testing each the Gladiators and Contenders in utterly other ways.
“We even have the return of the formidable Nitro! We missed him final yr on account of damage, so it’s been nice to have his lightning power again within the enviornment.”
The Chase star – who fronts Gladiators along with his son Barney Walsh – admitted “it is robust to decide on” a favorite occasion to look at within the enviornment.
He added: “It’s robust to decide on.
“I like The Edge, the peak of it if you’re stood beneath it within the enviornment is… terrifying. I wouldn’t wish to rise up there.
“Unleash is sensible and dynamically quick, watching the Gladiators dash out from behind the wall is all the time thrilling however I’ve to say, considered one of our new occasions for this yr is an actual thrill to look at, it’s about pure, brute energy… and that’s all you are getting.”
Gladiators returns to BBC One and iPlayer from January 17.
