Gladiators viewers were delighted during Saturday’s series finale when they spotted original cast member Saracen sitting in the audience.
Saracen, whose real name is Michael Lewis, appeared on the original series of the show from the first season in 1992 to the eighth season in 1999.
He was seen sitting in the audience watching the finalists compete this weekend and waved to his fellow spectators once they saw him.
Viewers of the show took to social media to express their delight at her appearance.
One person wrote: ‘#SARACENO Gladiators!!! What a cameo!’, while someone else shared: ‘THERE IS ONLY ONE SARACENO! #Gladiators.’
Gladiators viewers were delighted during Saturday’s series finale when they saw original cast member Saracen sitting in the audience.
Saracen, whose real name is Michael Lewis, appeared on the original series of the show from the first season in 1992 to the eighth season in 1999.
‘That was a nice surprise in #Gladiators. There’s only one Saracen!!!’ another viewer wrote on Twitter.
While someone else posted: ‘#Gladiators oh my God SARACENO…..LEGEND’.
Another person wrote: ‘I love that the Saracen legend was there #Gladiators.’
And someone else shared: ‘Great to see the original #Gladiator #Saracen present.’
Another viewer posted: ‘I love all the good sportsmanship of this series, the winners come back to cheer their opponents on the trevalator. Sweet. Saracen being there was a lovely touch too. I loved it all the way, here’s to series 2! #Gladiators.’
While someone else shared: ‘SARACEN IS HERE! #Gladiators.’
Someone else wrote: ‘Congratulations to the contenders, the #Gladiators and everyone at the BBC who worked to bring the show back. Television proper on Saturday night and fully honors the original program. I hope more classic events return for season 2! It’s also great to see Saracen in the audience!’
While another person shared: ‘And yes, we have company tonight… OG Gladiator Saracen is in the crowd for tonight’s final!’
He was seen sitting in the audience watching the finalists compete this weekend and waved to his fellow spectators once they saw him.
Saracen was part of the original cast of the show’s super strength cast from 1992 to 2000.
Someone else wrote: ‘Good to see Saracen in the #Gladiators audience.’
Finlay Anderson and Marie-Louise Nicholson have been crowned Gladiators champions after a tense final showdown.
After 11 weeks of grueling challenges on the BBC One show, Finlay beat Wesley Male and Marie-Louise triumphed over Brontë Jones.
On Saturday’s final show, personal trainer Marie-Louise entered The Eliminator with a two-second lead over firefighter Brontë and emerged victorious.
The 28-year-old told presenter Bradley Walsh: “Bronte was behind me the whole time, what a competitor to go up against, she was so close to the end.” I think we are both winners in my opinion.
Army officer Finlay went toe-to-toe with wrestler Wesley in the final event, but ran faster to the top of the walker and powered through the paper to become champion.
“This is definitely the most surreal moment since I was five years old playing The Eliminator in my grandmother’s living room to picking up the actual game, this is incredible,” he told Bradley, 34.
To reach the finals, the contestants had to battle the show’s 16 Gladiators in games that tested the strength, speed and skill that remain family favorites from previous versions of the show.
Viewers of the show took to social media to express their delight at her appearance.
Finlay, from Edinburgh, said the most challenging moment of the final was on The Edge, because he injured his ribs “quite badly in that event in the quarter-final, so naturally I was cautious because I didn’t want to hurt myself again.” . .
He also said that as a Crossfit fan, he wanted to “stand out” against Gladiator Steel during the series, because the athlete is a fitness regime star and won the title of UK’s Fittest Man in 2020.
Meanwhile, Marie-Louise said her favorite moment of the series was the “biggest comeback of the year” when she made it to the final four despite starting nine seconds behind The Eliminator in the quarter-finals.
He said his favorite game was Powerball because of the “agility and speed and getting tackled by a Gladiator, having a little toughness,” while his least favorite game was Duel.
“To me, winning means that the things that scare you in life, the things that you don’t want to face, if you go for it, you will learn something if you lose or you will gain something from it.” if you win. I always think that even if you lose, you will win something,” she said.
Dublin-born Marie-Louise added that if she became a Gladiator she would call herself Shamrock.
Finlay Anderson and Marie-Louise Nicholson (pictured) were crowned Gladiators champions after a tense final showdown.
After 11 weeks of grueling challenges on the BBC One show, Finlay (pictured) beat Wesley Male and Marie-Louise triumphed over Brontë Jones.
It was announced earlier this week that Gladiators will return for a second series, and Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of BBC entertainment, said: “It’s been wonderful to hear how much families have loved watching this together, as part of the BBC series. Entertainment on offer on Saturday nights. “We can’t wait for more action from the Gladiators.”
The first series was hosted by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney and filmed at the Sheffield Arena, although it has now been confirmed whether they will return for the second series.
The first season’s Gladiators were named Sabre, Legend, Nitro, Diamond, Phantom, Athena, Bionic, Fire, Giant, Dynamite, Viper, Electro, Apollo, Comet, Steel and Fury, and came from sports and fitness backgrounds.
Gladiators originally aired from 1992 to 2000 on ITV before being resurrected by Sky between 2008 and 2009.