Vogue Williams revealed that she was “in bits” while filming for the BBC Gladiators celebrity special. The podcast star shared her experience overcoming the gruesome challenges.
Vogue Williams was left “in bits” after fulfilling a lifelong dream to appear on a beloved BBC programme. The 40-year-old presenter, who kickstarted her television career more than 15 years ago on Irish reality series Fade Street, has built an impressive portfolio of screen appearances.
She has since had stints on Bear Grylls: Mission Survive, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, and last year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. This year, the mum-of-three will take on the formidable Gladiators in a celebrity edition of the rebooted show.
She’ll compete alongside Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams, fitness guru Joe Wicks, and reality TV personality Sam Thompson from Made in Chelsea. Speaking on the Shagged, Married, Annoyed podcast, Vogue described Gladiators as a “sick show” to be part of.
She continued, “I always wanted to do it.” Do you recall watching it when you were younger?
“My stepdad used to be like your man [referee John Anderson] because he was from Scotland. He would be like, ‘Amber [Vogue’s sister] you will go on my…’ And he’d be really strict. We’d go, ‘Urgh’.”
The legendary Travelator, among others, was not held back when the presenter spoke about the physically demanding challenges. She acknowledged that this was her first time saying, “I’m 40.” I had a few bits. I had a few bits.
You practice everything the first day, and I was like, “Oh well, not as good as I thought I would be.” And that’s when you can’t oppose the Gladiators.
According to Vogue, participants in the program have the opportunity to attempt each challenge, with one particularly challenging one. She stated, “You try everything on the eliminator, and I got Joe Wicks to film me on the eliminator.”
I immediately fell on my face as I ran up the travelator. Despite doing a lot of it, I’m not a great runner.
She continued, praising the Gladiators for being inspirational figures for young women, by saying that confronting them directly terrified her. She said, “I adore having people like that on television because I admire young girls… I imagined how beautiful my daughter would be when she looked at them and said, “Look how sick they are.”
They are powerful women who will beat you if you trick them into being p******* off. They put a lot of effort into that, and they’re also great characters as well.
The BBC brought back Gladiators in 2024, over 20 years after ITV axed the beloved show. Sky One had previously attempted a comeback, broadcasting two series from 2008 to 2009.
Before the start of the program, Vogue stated in a statement to the BBC: “I have loved this show since I was a child, and I’ll be living out my childhood dream.” However, I’m still in shock about how to face these incredible Gladiators. I’m simply thrilled to be a contender.”
Vogue will appear on BBC One’s Gladiators Celebrity Special starting at 3:35 PM today (December 25).
Source: Mirror
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