Naturally, we have an all new line-up of Gladiators <\/a>who are looking to test their strength and speed to the limit, and nobody knows strength better than bodybuilder and Gladiator Bionic.<\/p>\n As the games kick off, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the man behind the muscle.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n From: <\/strong>Middlesborough<\/p>\n Height:\u00a0<\/strong>6ft 6in<\/p>\n Bicep: <\/strong>48cm<\/p>\n Fact: <\/strong>Bionic can deadlift 300kg \u2014 the equivalent to 66 PS5 consoles.<\/p>\n Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@matty___campbell<\/a><\/p>\n Bionic, real name Matty Campbell, is putting his body to the test after swapping body-building for a range of old and new challenges in the Gladiators arena.<\/p>\n As Gladiators challenges return, there are two Bionic is the most excited about: \u201cI knew that I\u2019d be good at Duel. It was Gauntlet that I wanted to master,\u201d he revealed. \u201cWhilst I\u2019m really big and quite intimidating, you also need to be quick and good foot placement is important playing Gauntlet.\u201d<\/p>\n Which game plays most to your strengths and where would you say you should be most feared as an opponent?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDuel and Gauntlet. They require a lot of strength and power, but I think people will be surprised when they watch me on Collision. I\u2019m more than just a big brute who will knock you off a podium\u2026.but I will do that too.\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 Bionic can lift 66 PS5s! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43726,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder.jpg",1888,1062,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder-1024x576.jpg",800,450,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-bionic-gladiators-2024-star-and-bodybuilder.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":"Bionic can lift 66 PS5s!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43725"}],"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\/43726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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