Gladiators star Giant 'admits to taking steroids in resurfaced YouTube video'... as he insists he 'responsibly' came off them more than a year ago
Daily MailGladiators star Giant reportedly admitted to taking steroids in resurfaced YouTube videos after joining the line-up of the newly rebooted game show. Gladiators star Giant reportedly admitted to taking steroids in resurfaced YouTube videos after joining the line-up of the newly rebooted game show Giant, whose real name is Jamie Christian-Johal, allegedly spoke about using the 'muscle-boosting' class C drugs in YouTube videos, which resurfaced after his debut on the show In one YouTube video, Giant, 37, reportedly declared that he 'didn't start taking steroids until I was 24 years old'. The ex-professional bodybuilder reportedly boasted about his 'phenomenal gains' in online videos, with one said to be titled 'Take this and you will get big' Giant has insisted he no longer takes steroids after 'responsibly' coming off them in late 2022 - when he stopped competing as a bodybuilder - and said he doesn't advocate the use of them Former star Warren Furman, who was better known as Ace, previously admitted he dabbled in banned steroids in a bid to bulk up and that he was warned by bosses he would be sacked if he didn't stop. Gladiators returned to British screens last week, 24 years after the hit 1990s show's last series and its debut episode attracted a whopping 6.4million viewers And people came out in force to watch the BBC reboot, with its debut episode attracting a whopping 6.4million viewers.