Joe Wicks and Vogue Williams Win BBC Gladiators Special

In a thrilling Christmas Day finale, fitness coach Joe Wicks and television presenter Vogue Williams emerged as winners of the BBC's Gladiators Celebrity Special, defeating their fellow celebrities in a series of intense physical challenges at Sheffield Arena.

The special, hosted by father-and-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh, featured four well-known figures competing in the rebooted game show format. On the men's side, Wicks, 40, known as The Body Coach for his lockdown workout videos that raised funds for the NHS, faced off against Sam Thompson, 33, the reality television star and winner of the 2023 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! In the women's competition, former Olympic boxer Nicola Adams, 43, competed against Williams, 40, who recently appeared on the same ITV series.

The contestants tackled four events against the show's elite athletes, the Gladiators, each embodying a fictional persona. The lineup began with Duel, where Thompson took on Giant, who had returned after an injury from the previous series, and Wicks dueled Viper. Adams faced Fury, while Williams went against Sabre. Subsequent challenges included The Wall, with Nitro chasing Wicks and Hammer pursuing...