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The return of American Gladiators (host: Hulk Hogan!) to US TV last month got us thinking about ITV's Nineties show. We thought we could guess what the stars were up to now. We were surprised.

Sunday February 3, 2008
Observer Sport Monthly


Panther

We guessed: Running a gym.

She is: We were right! She's the owner of Panther's Gym in Uxbridge.

Wolf

We guessed: Living wild on Bodmin.

He is: Owner-manager of Chipmunks Playground and Cafe in New Zealand.

Jet

We guessed: Racing speedboats off a tropical isle, enchanting all she meets.

She is: Guest therapist on Five's Trisha Goddard show.

Saracen

We guessed: A chauffeur with a fund of amusing anecdotes.

He is: A London fireman.

Warrior

We guessed: Bodyguard to the stars.

He is: A comedy personality, managed by Brotherhood of Man's agent.



Lightning

We guessed: The face of a glazing company.

She is: On a children's show on British Armed Forces TV.

Cobra

We guessed: A karate vigilante.

He is: Promoting fitness in schools.

Rhino

We guessed: In Blackpool, charging Pleasure Beach punters 50p a time to hang from his biceps.

He is: Filming in Budapest, playing an Arabian knight in BBC1's Robin Hood

Hunter

We guessed: A nightclub owner in Enfield.

He is: An actor with much less hair than we remember, last seen in panto in York.

Rio

We guessed: Waiting tables in Vegas.

She is: An extra in Ridley Scott's Gladiator and the Sun's principle motorcycling journalist.
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