Taking over from former hosts Ulrika Jonsson, John Fashanu and Jeremy Guscott is father and son hosting duo, Bradley and Barney Walsh, who actually have a unique connection to the iconic show.<\/p>\n
Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press ahead of the launch, Bradley revealed how his family is linked to the show, which first aired on ITV in 1992.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an amazing feat for us to be able to do \u2013 for us especially, having been involved in the original Gladiators,\u201d Bradley explained.<\/p>\n \u201cHow the show came about was Dan Baldwin rang us after we did Breaking Dad and said, \u2018Look we\u2019ve got this one-off. We\u2019d like to be able to do a show of Gladiators \u2013 a nostalgic show, a one-off\u2019, and we said, \u2018Yeah, OK\u2019, and Dan said, \u2018Because of the family background\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cAnd the family background is that back in the day, Barney\u2019s mum, my wife, [was] sitting there. Don [Donna Derby] used to run and choreograph all the cheerleaders and then subsequently became the social producer on the show. And I used to go down and watch five weeks of filming.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt was great and Barney came along and I used to walk Barney in the pram or the pushchair around the arena floor to meet all the Gladiators. He was only one or two or whatever it was, so it\u2019s a whole family affair.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd when Dan rang and said, \u2018Would you mind doing a nostalgia show as a family?\u2019 I said, \u2018Why not? Let\u2019s do it!\u2019 We didn\u2019t realise it was going to become a series straight away. So, we\u2019re locked in!\u201d<\/p> It\u2019s definitely a family affair, especially since Bradley and Barney Walsh revealed that a viewer gave birth during filming<\/a> for the Gladiators reboot.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was one lady who gave birth in the audience during one of the shows. Her waters broke during the show and she gave birth. So we had a Gladiator baby!\u201d Barney said.<\/p> ![\"L-R:](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gladiators-2024-78402a9.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"gladiators-2024\\"\/")
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