Jodie Ounsley: Exeter Chiefs winger leaves Premier 15s side to join Gladiators TV series

Jodie Ounsley, who comes from Dewsbury successful Yorkshire, is simply a erstwhile British jiu-jitsu champion and has competed for Great Britain astatine the Deaf Olympics

Exeter Chiefs winger Jodie Ounsley volition permission the Premier 15s broadside to articulation the TV bid Gladiators.

Ounsley became the archetypal deaf subordinate to correspond England's sevens broadside successful 2019 and is simply a erstwhile British Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion.

"I'm buzzing," Ounsley said of her casting successful the show.

"Watching Gladiators increasing up I was ever successful awe of their spot and powerfulness and present I americium one.

"I anticipation contenders are acceptable to consciousness the Fury."

Joust was 1 of Gladiators' astir fashionable events arsenic a contestant and a Gladiator tried to sound 1 different disconnected a level with a ample pugil stick

The amusement archetypal aired successful Britain successful 1992, with members of the nationalist competing against Gladiators specified arsenic Wolf, Jet and Saracen successful a bid of physically demanding events, including Hang Tough, Atlaspheres and the Eliminator.

It ran connected Saturday evenings connected ITV until its last occurrence successful January 2000 earlier being revamped by Sky for 2 bid from 2008 to 2009.

The BBC mentation - to beryllium hosted by Bradley and Barney Walsh - is expected to statesman filming successful Sheffield successful June.

Joining Ounsley arsenic Gladiator 'Steel' volition beryllium CrossFit jock Zack George, who won the rubric of UK's Fittest Man successful 2020.

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