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Joe Wicks and Vogue Williams Win BBC Celebrity Gladiators Christmas Special as Viewers Question Women’s Final

The one-off broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer drew online complaints over a ladder used in the women’s final.

Overview

  • Joe Wicks defeated Sam Thompson in the men’s Eliminator, saying the Travelator was far tougher in person than on TV.
  • Vogue Williams edged Nicola Adams by two-hundredths of a second in the women’s finale, with Adams noting she landed awkwardly on her ankle after the zipline.
  • Some viewers on X questioned the fairness of the result after Williams was given a ladder to climb a rope in the Eliminator, with no official response reported.
  • The Sheffield arena special featured classic events including Duel, The Wall and the Eliminator, hosted by Bradley and Barney Walsh.
  • Contenders were Wicks, Williams, Thompson and Adams, who cited childhood nostalgia for joining the revived format now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.