Gladiators contestant Marie-Louise Nicholson hilariously revealed that her father thought she had landed a role in the remake of the 2000 action film.
Marie-Louise, 28, joined the contestants attempting to beat the ‘superhuman’ Gladiators on the BBC reboot of the 90s ITV game show on Saturday night.
However, she explained that her appearance on the show caused some confusion in her family, because her father believed she would be appearing in the Gladiator film sequel.
Laughing, Marie-Louise recalled: ‘My dad thought it was Gladiators (sic) the movie. The one with Russell Crowe. It’s like, “Dad, I’m going on a show!”‘
Russell Crowe famously starred in the 2000 Gladiator movie and Paul Mescal will be leading the cast of an upcoming remake of the historical epic.
Gladiators contestant Marie-Louise Nicholson hilariously revealed that her father thought she had landed a role in the remake of the 2000 action film – rather than the BBC game show
She explained that her appearance on the Gladiators competition caused some confusion in her family, because her father believed she would be appearing in the Gladiator film sequel (pictured: Russell Crowe in the original film)
Appearing on the Gladiators game show, Marie-Louise won the second episode alongside Sheffield steelworker Jake, 23.
She was up against paramedic Zoe McIntosh, while Jake competed against Guinness World Record holder John.
Marie-Louise has over 3,000 followers on Instagram and tunes into the show each week, supporting on her Stories.
In each episode, two male and two female contestants complete a series of physically taxing challenges against the ‘Gladiators’, all fitness fanatics, aiming to stop them at every opportunity.
Gladiators is a remake of the 1992 ITV show of the same name which saw civilians compete against bodybuilders and athletes.
The original Gladiators was cancelled in 2000.
A first revival of Gladiators was produced for Sky 1 and was broadcast between May 2008 and October 2009.
This second revival launched in January and is presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney.
The first series will have 11 episodes and was filmed at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield over the two first weeks of June 2023.
Gladiators is based on American Gladiators which aired from 1989 to 1996.
Appearing on Gladiators – which has been rebooted by the BBC after the success of the 90s game show – Marie-Louise won the second episode
Gladiators 2024 was filmed in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and there were also live shows which took place in Wembley Arena.
The BBC reboot’s debut episode attracted a whopping 6.4million viewers as it proved a huge hit.
The popular game show, originally broadcast on ITV from 1992 to 2000, saw contestants battle highly trained athletes called ‘gladiators’ in gruelling physical challenges.
According to BBC ratings, an average audience of 6million, with a peak of 6.4million, tuned in to see how the contenders fared against the new superhuman Gladiators – Fury, Apollo, Fire, Legend, Dynamite, Giant, Sabre, Steel, Electro, Phantom, Athena, Nitro, Diamond and Viper.