Gladiators fans DIVIDED over this iconic challenge

By Lauren Hughes
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Gladiators viewers are conflicted over The Wall

Gladiators: all of the professional gladiators posing together
(Image credit: BBC)

Gladiators has made a big comeback. And fans are excited, to say the least (particularly at the addition of Diamond, who viewers say is this generation's Jet).

The latest Gladiators 2024 episode (which aired Saturday 20th January 2024) saw contestants take on the iconic challenge of the '90s and '00s house, 'The Wall' — and viewers have mixed feelings on how it played out.

Some were critical of the format, with one writing, '#Gladiators the wall event, that referee needs to sort out his timing as the guys got 12 seconds head start and the ladies got 8-9 seconds, rubbish.'

The social media user then added, '#gladiators gauntlet needs to be way more brutal, give them more of a kicking.'

Before another commented, 'Same with the eliminator at the end, should have been 2.5 seconds head start for Marie-Louise but she had a second at the most!'

Another fan agreed, 'The head start on the Wall seemed a bit too big.'

Then another wrote, 'Good to see the wall back.'

To which another fan replied, 'I think it should be 7 seconds lead not 10 though!'

While another wrote, 'Jet and Lightning used to kill contestants on The Wall.'

And another wrote, praising the challenge, 'Another good #Gladiators ep. My run down … some contenders didn’t fully understand the edge , gauntlet was too easy?? It used to be the hardest one!! Also loved the wall.'

While another commented, 'Loved #Gladiators again this week. I really think they should remix the old music though for the events. I could hear the wall music in my head when they started.'

And another wrote, 'I'm enjoying the new series of #Gladiators great show tonight. The Wall was great and the mens powerball was brutal!'

Tune in next week to see's what's next for the Gladiators!

Gladiators 2024 continues on Saturday 27th January 2024 at 5.50 pm on BBC1. After that it will air in the same slot every Saturday.

Lauren Hughes
Freelance writer

Lauren is the former Deputy Digital Editor at woman&home and became a journalist mainly because she enjoys being nosy. With a background in features journalism, Lauren worked on the woman&home brand for four years before going freelance. Before woman&home Lauren worked across a variety of women's lifestyle titles, including GoodTo, Woman's Own, and Woman magazine. After starting out working for a local paper in Yorkshire, her journalism career took her to Bristol where she hunted out stories for national papers and magazines at Medavia news agency, before landing a job in London working as a lifestyle assistant.

A big fan of adventure, Lauren is also a keen travel writer and loves sharing tips on where to find the best places to eat, drink, and be merry off the beaten track. Lauren has written a series of travel guides for London hotels and loves sharing her insights into a destination's cultural and culinary offerings. If you need a recommendation on any UK destination, she's more than happy to help. At the weekend, you'll usually find her hanging out with her pet cat (or anyone else's pet she can get her hands on), escaping to the countryside, or devouring a good book.