Former World's Strongest Man to become a Gladiator
Tom Stoltman, a 32-year-old, 6ft 8in athlete from the Highlands, will join the cast of the BBC Saturday night primetime show for the fourth series.
Tom Stoltman, the 32-year-old strongman from the Highlands who has previously been crowned World’s Strongest Man, is set to appear in the next series of the BBC’s Saturday night entertainment show Gladiators.
According to a monitored public feed from BBC Entertainment, Stoltman, who stands 6ft 8in tall, will join the cast for the programme’s fourth series. The announcement adds a high-profile athletic name to the line-up of the prime-time format, which has become one of the BBC’s regular weekend attractions.
Stoltman is widely known for his strength-sport career, and his move into a television entertainment role continues the growing crossover between elite athletic competition and mainstream broadcasting. The feed did not include details on which events or performances he will take part in, or how his presence will be incorporated into the new series.
The BBC has not yet released further information in the monitored summary about other additions to the cast or the launch date for the new run. For now, the key detail is Stoltman’s confirmed involvement in the fourth series, marking another appearance for the Scottish athlete on a major television stage.
The report is based on a monitored public feed from BBC Entertainment.
Source: BBC Entertainment - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c330e0jg6vlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
