Radio 1 Gladiators Reunion

Radio 1 Gladiators Reunion
14th April 2006

I was lucky enough to be invited along to spend the afternoon at the BBC Radio 1 Studios in Great Portland Street, London with DJ's Colin and Edith as they gathered together seven of the mighty Gladiators for a special on air reunion show.

It was fantastic to catch up with some of the Glads that I hadn't seen for years. It was especially nice to meet Diane Youdale (pictured above) who was of course 'Jet' in the hit ITV show. We hadn't seen each other properly since the late 90's when she sadly had to quit the show due to a serious injury she had sustained. We went for drinks after the show to catch up and discuss what we'd both been up too since Gladiators. It was bizarre but very cool thinking about how she had given me my first job reference when I was just a teenager. The design work I did for her back then definitely helped me decide that it was something I wanted to pursue as a career so I have a lot to thank her for. We are going to keep in touch this time round and there is talk of us possibly working together again on some projects, watch this space.

Thanks to Mike Diamond, Becci, Colin and Edith at Radio 1 and each of the Gladiators for a fantastic afternoon.

Link: www.gladiatorszone.co.uk/timeout/reunion/