Gladiators: The Legends

Gladiators: The Legends Strike Back!  Catch up with some true Gladiator legends...

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Real Name: Michael Willson

Trivia:

* As well as being a master of the Hang Tough rings, no contender was able to knock Cobra off the Duel podium.
* One of his hobbies is painting watercolours
* His theme song on the old series was "Calling all the Heroes" by It Bites

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Real Name: Nikky Diamond

Trivia:

* Now helps to run the Samantha Bond glamour model agency.  She's also writing a book and finding time to do some modelling and presenting herself.
* Nikki is also a trained fitness instructor.

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Real Name: Mark Griffin

Trivia:

* Trojan was an all-round popular Gladiator.  He was excellent in Powerball and Duel but especially in Joust, which he was unbeaten in throughout his Gladiator career.
* As an actor, Mark has appeared in such things as "Daddy Day Care," "Dr. Doolittle 2,"  and American soap "Days of Our Lives."

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Real Name:  Mike Harvey

Trivia:

* Is the father of former So Solid Crew rapper Harvey
* Was born in Kingston, Jamaica

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Real Name: Alison Paton

Trivia:

* Was a presenter on the 1997 show "Wheel Nuts," A Scottish "info-tainment" show about cars and their drivers.
* Plays forward for the Edinburgh basketball team Polonia Phoenix.

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Real Name: Kim Betts

Trivia:

* Kim was a presenter on armed forces kids' TV show "Room 785"
* Kim was a competitive gymnast through her youth, winning numerous medals and awards.

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Real Name:  Pauline Richards

Trivia:

* A true Gladiator through-and-through, Pauline did stunts on the Russell Crowe classic film "Gladiator"!
* She is preparing to open a unique business: Training brides-to-be to get fit before their big wedding day.

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Real Name: Michael Van Wijk

Trivia:

* As well as acting, Michael is a regular on the Kiwi cage fighting scene and competes nationally in Jiu-Jitsu, often against fighters half his age.
* Michael was born in Bombay, India