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Gladiators star John Fashanu performs U-turn over Bradley and Barney Walsh hosting


Gladiators hosts Barney and Bradley Walsh have found themselves a fan in the original host of the show John Fashanu

Bradley Walsh has made a success of the first series of Gladiators (Credit: BBC) Speaking to Instant Casinos, John said: “If you asked me at the start of the show about a father and son presenting a television show, and Gladiators in particular, I’d say no. Announcing the news that the series will return for a second round, Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, said: “Gladiators has really kicked this year off with a bang. “It has been wonderful to hear how much families have loved watching this together, as part of the BBC’s Saturday evening entertainment offering.

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