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What the Gladiators stars really earned: Shadow reveals what the cast got paid for 14-HOUR days and weeks of training
The BBC show first hit screens back in 1992, and immediately became a smash hit, drawing up to 20 million viewers each week.
Noting that the US version offered its lineup long-term income from the show, instead he was paid a flat rate for each episode, and could earn far more with multiple public appearances across the country. Speaking on the Anything Goes With James English podcast, Shadow revealed: 'There were thousands of people who applied for the job throughout the country,' noting that bosses eventually signed 'six boys and six girls' for the main lineup. King reportedly started taking cocaine from the age of 14 after moving to New York, and his addiction worsened after he split up with his wife - after being dropped by the ITV hit show.
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