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HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,862
Gladiators star Shadow, now 59, is pictured hollow-cheeked and dead-eyed in police mugshot after admitting role in drug-fuelled blackmail plot



London-born Jefferson King had demanded £1,000 last year from a mother for the safe return of her son who was allegedly being held hostage by a gang. The former bodybuilder, who is barely recognisable (left, police mugshot) from his 1990s heyday (right and inset) after years of drug abuse, is currently in custody awaiting sentencing at the conclusion of a trial of other alleged blackmailers. Jurors at Isleworth Crown Court were told that King, now 59, was 'known as Shadow in Gladiators', a popular sports entertainment game show broadcast on ITV and later Sky 1 in the UK

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9472063/Gladiators-Shadow-pictured-police-mugshot-admitting-role-drug-fuelled-blackmail-plot.html

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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,862
    Ulrika Jonsson sheds light on the boozing, bed-hopping and corruption that went on backstage at her former primetime show Gladiators



    Following the scandal surrounding ex-Gladiators star Shadow this week, former host of the show Ulrika Jonsson has reflected on her time working with the stars of the 90s Saturday night favourite. Writing in The Sun, Ulrika - who fronted the series from 1992-2000 - has told of her time working with Shadow. 'Yesterday's mugshot of our biggest and most frightening Gladiator, Shadow, looking hollow-cheeked and well beyond his 59 years, on a charge of a drug-fuelled blackmailing plot, is a stark reminder that the show had its fair share of scandals,' she writes.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9476913/Ulrika-Jonsson-reflects-Gladiators-star-Shadows-blackmail-arrest-shows-scandal.html
  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,862
    Rise and fall of the Gladiators: Following the scandal surrounding Shadow's drug-fuelled blackmail plot and host Ulrika Jonsson's claims of bed-hopping and boozing - where are the TV stars now?



    This week there has been reports of ex-Gladiators star Shadow's drugs and blackmail charges, while host Ulrika Jonsson gave an insight into the 'bed-hopping and boozing' antics of the impossibly attractive cast. While at face value they appeared to be the golden girls and boys of Saturday night TV, she claimed that behind-the-scenes some of the Gladiators were using drink and drugs and sleeping around. The show has been mired in scandal over the years, with a cast member even serving prison time, Mike Ahearn was convicted of an act with tendency to pervert the course of justice and jailed for 15 months.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9478191/Rise-fall-Gladiators-now.html
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