Bradley Walsh is forced to bring Gladiators to a halt as contestant suffers a panful injury and has to be taken off for medical attention

After smashing back onto screens last year followed by a celeb special, the iconic series is back for a second series. Former Team GB Sprinter and Olympic Bobsledder, she held the British woman's record for fastest 100m sprint at 11.05 seconds When competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, Montell returned to the city where she had competed 14 years previously at the 2008 Summer Olympics Bionic At a towering 6ft 6in it's somewhat inevitable that bodybuilder Matty Campbell is back as Bionic. Nitro Also back to battle it out is Nitro who is former GB sprinter Harry Aikines Aryeetey Commonwealth and World gold medallist sprinter, Harry's lightning fast speed and 'ball of energy' personality earned him the name Nitro Also back to battle it out is Nitro, who is former team GB sprinter called Harry Aikines Aryeetey. Athena A combination of brain, brawn and beauty, Karenjeet Kaur Bains gets her Gladiators moniker from the Ancient Greek Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena Representing Team GB, she is a winner of three Gold and two Silver Commonwealth Powerlifting medals She's also the five time All England Powerlifting Champion and five time British Powerlifting Champion A combination of brain, brawn and beauty, Karenjeet Kaur Bains gets her moniker from the Ancient Greek Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena. Giant Giant is a former firefighter turned bodybuilder called Jamie Christian Johal who stands at a whopping 6ft 5inches tall During last year's show he caused controversy after he admitted to taking steroids in resurfaced YouTube videos The ex-professional bodybuilder - who said he no longer uses steroids - reportedly boasted about his 'phenomenal gains' in online videos, with one said to be titled 'Take this and you will get big' Giant is a former firefighter turned bodybuilder called Jamie Christian Johal who stands at a whopping 6ft 5inches tall.