Oldest ever Gladiators contender describes thrill of filming in home city

The Star, Sheffield

Paul Campbell, aged 57, from Sheffield, is one of the challengers taking on the new generation of Gladiators in the BBC reboot of the game show, which was filmed at Utilita Arena Sheffield

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00:00 What does Gladiators coming to Sheffield mean to you?

00:02 Well it meant everything, it's my home town, it's a chance to get on the

00:06 Gladiator show which is TV, you know it's not, doesn't happen every day so for me

00:10 it excited me no end to perform in Sheffield in front of the home crowd.

00:15 What can viewers expect from the programme?

00:17 Very exciting, a lot of action, a lot of fit people and everybody's giving 100% so yeah it's good, it'll make good TV.

00:27 Is it that you were one of the oldest contestants on the programme?

00:30 Rumour's right, I was the oldest contestant ever on Gladiators England and US, I don't know anywhere else that does it.

00:36 So yeah, 57 years old, oldest, not saying I'm the fittest 57 year old but I'd like to take anybody else on at 57, 58, let's see where I'm at.

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