Kim Betts, better known as Lightning, was the only female Gladiator to stay for the whole course of the show.
She appeared in series one to eight and became a bodybuilder after the show ended.
Her athletic career started at age six when she was accepted into the Lichfield Olympic Gymnastic Club.
She is now a mum of two, runs multiple businesses (including a beauty parlour and fishery) and lives on a farm with her husband and children.
The original Gladiators ran for eight seasons and was presented by Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu.
On the game show, the Gladiators would be pitted against contestants in a variety of physical challenges such as the Hang Tough or the Duel.
The new iteration of the show features a brand new cast, including Fire, Fury, Diamond and Phantom.
But the return of the iconic series has some fans questioning where the original Gladiators are now.
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Gladiators was rocked last night after its biggest star Giant was forced to admit using dangerous steroids.
Videos — including one titled “Take this and you will get big” — show the ex-fireman talking about the muscle-boosting Class C drugs which can lead to heart attacks, kidney failure and psychiatric trauma.
The show is a phenomenal success, a modern update with just the right portion of nostalgia baked in.
The athletes all have good old-fashioned Gladiator names – Athena, Sabre, Apollo, Bionic – and jog into the foam-finger-and-flashbang-filled arena in perfect 90s-style tracksuits.
Woo - and indeed - hooh!
There is a new generation of mighty Gladiators who form the BBC reboot.
The show originally ran on ITV for eight seasons from 1992 until 2000.
The Gladiators OG cast included famous Gladiators like Jett, Wolf and Cobra.
