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Gemma Atkinson 'in talks to compete on celebrity version of Gladiators' after bosses confirm spin-off following success of BBC's revival series

Gemma Atkinson is reportedly in talks to appear on a celebrity version of Gladiators.

Its arrival on the prime time Saturday night schedule proved to be a ratings winner for the BBC, with 28 day viewing figures revealing 9.8million tuned in for the first episode. 'I can reveal we are going to do a celebrity special,' Executive Producer and Hungry Bear Media Managing Director Dan Baldwin, husband of TV presenter Holly Willoughby, told Radio 4. He said: 'Of course, it means that we will, despite budget pressures, prioritise big national occasions – from the Coronation, Eurovision, the Proms and Glastonbury, to the Olympics and the Euros, or Strictly or Gladiators, Children in Need or even that great drama: Election Night.'

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