Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley hilariously took on the famous Gladiators on Thursday’s episode of This Morning. 

The ITV presenting duo were seen pulling on padded red and blue helmets as they competed against the iconic Diamond and Giant.

Ben, 49, admitted he was ‘terrified’ as he stood on a small podium holding a padded pugil stick hoping to knock 6ft 5in bodybuilder Giant from the opposite podium.

The former GMB host, who is 5ft 10, was quick to act and managed to hit him off, prompting Giant to say the presenter ‘cheated’, while referee Giles turned a blind eye.

Next up was glamorous Cat, who donned a white blouse and patterned wide legged trousers, as she faced Diamond.

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Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley hilariously took on the famous Gladiators on This Morning on Thursday

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The ITV presenting duo were seen pulling on padded red and blue helmets as they competed against the iconic Diamond and Giant

Unfortunately for Cat her time on the podium was very short lived as Diamond instantly pushed her from the podium leaving her unimpressed.

The final episode of the new series of Gladiators is set air at the weekend which the athletes told ITV viewers to ‘expect a real good competition’.

However, viewers don’t need to be too disappointed as Gladiators’ has officially been commissioned for a second series.

The BBC’s reboot of the iconic sports entertainment gameshow – which originally aired on ITV in the 1990s – has proven to be hugely popular with an average of 8.3 million viewers for the comeback run thus far, and now the broadcaster has confirmed it will be back for another run on BBC One.

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, said: ‘Gladiators’ has really kicked this year off with a bang, and we’re so delighted that the fans have come to the show in their masses.

‘It has been wonderful to hear how much families have loved watching this together, as part of the BBC’s Saturday evening entertainment offering.

‘We can’t wait for more action from the Gladiators.’

The show is hosted by father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh – with both set to return next year – while Gladiators like Sabre, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, Fire, Giant, Dynamite, Viper and Comet have become household names.

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Ben, admitted he was ‘terrified’ as he stood on a small podium holding a padded pugil stick hoping to knock Giant from the opposite podium

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Ben was quick to act and knocked Giant off the platform prompting him to say the presenter ‘cheated’, while referee Giles turned a blind eye

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Next up was glamorous Cat, who donned a white blouse and patterned wide legged trousers, as she faced Diamond

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The final episode of the new series of Gladiators is set air at the weekend however, viewers don’t need to be too disappointed as the BBC show has officially been commissioned for a second series

BBC will be bringing more adrenaline fuelled action to screens in 2025 with iconic events like Duel and Powerball before the climactic Eliminator.

Dan Baldwin, Managing Director Hungry Bear Media, added: ‘It’s no exaggeration to say that the response to Gladiators has been phenomenal.

‘The episodes have been packed with nail-biting drama, thrilling action and huge emotion.

‘Series 2 will see the show go from strength-to-strength. We have some amazing surprises in store for the fans. Are you ready?!?’

And Dom Bird – SVP, MGM Alternative, International – said: ‘It’s been incredible to see Gladiators re-igniting the excitement that this show has always delivered on Saturday nights in the UK.

‘We are delighted a second series has been confirmed for BBC One and BBC iPlayer and we can’t wait to get back into the arena with our partners at Hungry Bear Media and the BBC.’

The final of Gladiators in on BBC One this Saturday at 5:50pm, the series is available on BBC iPlayer.