What happened to the Classic Gladiators, from the ITV Show?

The Gladiators was one of the most sucessfull saturday night tv show's in the 90's, the show had the whole of the uk captivated for over 5 years!

What we want to know is what happened to the famous Gladiators now?


JET

At an early age Jet took up gymnastics and was the North of England Junior Champion for four consecutive years. Jet gave up gymnastics at 13, and took up dance at the Darlington Arts Centre.

She branched out on jazz and contemporary dance, and then again broadened her horizons to do some choreography and acting. Jet joined the Studio Centre in London and graduated. She also has two diploma's in Performing Arts and Fitness and Exercise, plus an RSA in teaching exercise to music.

Jet's skill in the Gladiators events, good looks and fantastic personality made her one of the most popular Gladiators of all time.

Unfortunately Jet's Gladiator career came to a sudden end during the 1996 Live Shows in Wembley Arena, London. She was competing on the Pyramid and as she tackled the Contender she fell awkwardly, trapping nerves in her neck. Jet decided it was time to move on as she no longer could put 100% into the show.

Jet now spends more time devoted to counselling young people who are suffering from eating disorders, Jet herself suffered from bulimia from the age of 14 until 19. After gaining a degree in Psychotherapy and NLP training she also spends time working as a therapist. She will soon be joining Five's 'Trisha Goddard' chat show as a guest therapist. She will be onhand to help Trisha with some real life cases, really helping to make a difference to peoples lives.

Lightning

At six years old Lightning took up gymnastics after she was accepted into Lichfield Olympic Gymnastic Club. Lightning had her first competitive event when she was eight years old. In her time as a gymnast she competed all over Great Britain as well as in Bulgaria, Belgium and Germany. Between the ages of 10 and 16 she trained with the British Squad and gained 32 medals.

After gymnastics Lightning took up weight training and competed four times in the Miss Figure Bodybuilding competition and came second in the British Championship Finals. She also won the Willenhall BB Show, Muscle Beach Open and the EFBB British Qualifier. Next came aerobics to help build up her stamina. She was a fitness instructor for eighteen months.

Lightning is certainly one of the most toughest and determined of the UK Gladiators. She is known as the 'Queen of Hang Tough' remaining undefeated in the UK Arena. She has only ever been beaten once during filming of the first Ashes series in Australia.

Lightning gave birth to a baby boy called Lexus just three weeks before competing in the Gladiators arena for the 1999 series, herself and husband, Francis Betts, were overjoyed. They also have a little girl called Skye.

Lightning became a TV Presenter for kids show Room 785 airing on BFBS TV which is a channel for Britain's Armed Forces around the world. She then moved to Spain with Francis and the children but has since returned to the UK.

THE WOLF

Wolf has always been an avid bodybuilder but before Gladiators, Wolf was already appearing on television in shows such as London's Burning. During Gladiators Wolf made it big in the film industry starring as a bad guy in the film The Bruce.

Wolf has been the resident bad guy of the UK Gladiators since the first series and is one of the most popular Gladiators ever. As contenders, the audience and in some cases the Gladiators presenters have found out- Wolf hates loosing. The Wolf-Man is probably the meanest Gladiator in the world!

There is only one man in the Gladiators arena that can control him and that is referee, John Anderson. He may be the oldest UK Gladiator but he has proved that he can still compete with the best.

Wolf, who owned and ran his own health club, can often be seen roller blading or snow boarding in his spare time. He is married to his long-term girlfriend Paula and is a doting dad to their son, Nico, who was born in 1998. Wolf is also a devoting dad to his other son, Dean, who lives with his Mum in Ibiza.

In the 1999 special series, Wolf was sporting a new image - his long hair had been cut off, and he looked all the better for it.

After Gladiators Wolf was still very much a celebrity. He was part of the Sky One television show Toughman and regularly appeared on other TV shows such as The Weakest Link. Nowadays, Wolf keeps more of a low profile and lives in New Zealand with his wife Paula and their four children. They run an indoor play centre called Chipmunks Playground and Cafe which looks after 3 to 12-year-olds.