Gladiators reveal The Weakest Link crossover special
Sabre revealed on social media that she and some of the other Gladiators had been filming for the TV quiz show.
The Gladiators have filmed a crossover special of the hit BBC game show The Weakest Link.
Quiz host Romesh Ranganathan recently revealed that the game show will be returning to BBC One later this year with a fourth series of rebooted quiz show. And now Gladiator Sabre has shared the Gladiators have filmed a Weakest Link crossover on her personal social media account.
The 35-year-old Scottish athlete, real name Sheli McCoy, shared a picture of herself and some of her fellow Gladiators and revealed they had spent a day filming the quiz show. The Weakest Link is filmed at the BBC's Pacific Quay studio in Glasgow.
Sabre wrote: "What 'S' is a beautiful country known for its Stunning scenery, Hardy Citizens and IRN BRU !!! That’s where we all were today filming 'The Weakest Link' - Such an intense but brilliant day." The picture showed Gladiators stars Sabre, Diamond, Athena, Fire, Apollo, Giant and Bionic all holding cans of the popular Scottish soft drink, Irn Bru.
The BBC has confirmed to Yahoo UK the new series of The Weakest Link will feature a number of special themed episodes including Gladiators, Strictly Come Dancing and more to be announced.
Weakest Link host Ranganathan recently revealed he had begun filming for the fourth series. he shared on Instagram: "The Weakest Link is back. And to celebrate I took a photo in the studio with all of my mates. Fourth series starts later this year on BBC One and iPlayer."
He said in a statement about the new series: “It’s really a delight to be part of the BBC One Saturday night experience. I once again look forward to taking the credit if it goes well and blaming the format if it doesn’t.”
The comedian first took over as quiz master on the show in 2021 when the show was relaunched. The Weakest Link was previously hosted by Anne Robinson for 11 series between 2000 and 2009.
Ranganathan confessed he spent hour deliberating whether to recreate her famous wink while helming the show, saying: "We have talked more about that than anything else and discussed what is the show and what is Anne. I didn’t want to steal anything from her, so I do something other than a wink, but it’s probably not as good as I’ve now made it sound."
The BBC revived Gladiators, which previously aired in ITV in the 90s, on Saturday evening this year and proved a hit as fun family weekend entertainment. It averaged 8.3 million viewers across its following 10 episodes and will be back for a second series, along with a Celebrity Gladiators special. Sabre is among the Gladiators who have proved most popular with fans.
Celebrity Gladiators and The Weakest Link are due to air on BBC One and iPlayer.
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