Comet, whose real name Ella-Mae Rayner, has always wanted to be a hero. She says \u201cbeing a Gladiator is like being a real-life superhero\u201d. After all, as she points out it\u2019s \u201cevery child\u2019s dream!\u201d<\/p>\n
As our favourite classic games return, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the former gymnast.<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Age: <\/strong>28<\/p>\n From: <\/strong>Hertfordshire<\/p>\n Height:\u00a0<\/strong>5ft 8in<\/p>\n Fact: <\/strong>Comet loves to walk on her hands!<\/p>\n Instagram: <\/strong>@comet_thegladiator<\/a><\/p>\n As someone who already works in sports and fitness, Comet says \u201cbeing a Gladiator encompasses everything that I am, and everything that I\u2019ve worked towards\u201d. She also describes her alter-ego as \u201ca perfectionist, very poised, and very elegant\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cShe encompasses femininity and strength combined,\u201d Comet added. \u201cShe is always smiling, and friendly, but she\u2019s not someone to be underestimated, because she has her strengths and the games she competes in she excels in.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Comet, the most memorable moment was \u201cthe first time we came out onto the Arena floor and saw the crowd for the first time and showing them your character for the first time\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThat feeling is something that I will never forget,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n What was it like working with hosts Barney and Bradley Walsh?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThey are such professionals, which makes you feel so at ease, and means you felt comfortable chatting to them, and instantly felt calm around them if your nerves were playing up a bit. And where Bradley has so much experience of this industry, he was able to give out little tips here and there, and was the person to go to if you needed advice.\u201d<\/p> Gladiators starts on BBC One on Saturday 13th January at 5:50pm. <\/strong>Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to<\/strong>\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Comet wants to be a real-life superhero. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43712,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast.jpg",1888,1062,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast-1024x576.jpg",800,450,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-comet-gladiators-2024-star-and-former-gymnast.jpg",1888,1062,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Comet wants to be a real-life superhero.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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