Gladiators legend John Anderson has sadly passed away aged 92.
The show’s original referee, who appeared in the series from it’s 1992 debut until 2000, became famous for his catchphrase ‘Contenders ready, Gladiators ready’.
The show’s offical X account said in a statement: We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved referee, John Anderson, at the age of 92′.
‘Our hearts go out to his friends and family. John will forever be remembered as the iconic voice that brought “Gladiators Ready! Contenders Ready!”‘.
As well his TV career Glaswegian born John also trained numerous Olympians including runner Dave Moorcroft who broke the 5000m record in 1982.
With Dave paying tribute telling Athletics Weekly: ‘I can’t speak too highly of John, he turned water into wine’.
Gladiators star John Anderson has sadly passed away aged 92 (pictured on the show in 2008)
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