‘Gladiators' is back on our screens this weekend with the launch of season 3, and we can't wait to meet this year's crop of contenders.
The first episode of the series will see 23-year-old welder Finn Hutton from Lake District and 27-year-old Area Sales Manager Josh McDonald from Glasgow going head-to-head in the men's battle, and 39-year-old priest Rachael Phillips from Darlington and 40-year-old Business Consultant Naomi Church from Birmingham competing in the women's battle. From the look of the preview pictures we've got new game Destruction and Duel to look forward to, along with the iconic Eliminator. Take a look at the first episode in our gallery below:
As always Bradley and Barney Walsh will be on hand to support the contenders and keep the Gladiators at bay. All of the Gladiators from season 2 will be returning and as far as we know, at the time of writing this article, there are no new Gladiator joining the line-up this year.
With ‘Gladiators' returning to our screens, it's the perfect time for families to come together and enjoy one of the biggest shows on TV. Season 3 promises to be bigger and better than ever, and we're sure there'll be plenty of surprises in store too.
‘Gladiators' returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 5.45pm on Saturday 17th January 2026.
