Gladiators’ 2024 finalists on how show changed their lives

Bronte, who is 25 and from Sheffield, grew up a Gladiators superfan, despite being born shortly before the show’s original run on ITV came to an end in 2000.

“As kids, me and my sister would watch repeats of the 90s shows with our parents and then we’d go outside and recreate some of the games,” she said

“When they brought it back and said it was going to be filmed in Sheffield, it was like it was made for me.

“I’m not going to lie, I’m quite a competitive person. If I do something, I want to win.

“But if you’d said to me beforehand that I’d have made the final I’d never have expected it.”

Similarly to Wesley, Bronte, a firefighter with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, has retained her day job.

But, outside of work, she continues to compete in physical challenges and finished third in the British Weightlifting Championships in December.