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| Gladiators final: Joe Fishburn and Amanda Wah win 2025 competition | Gladiators final: Joe Fishburn and Amanda Wah win 2025 competition |
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| The finalists: Mus Dumbuya, Amanda Wah, Aneila Afsar and Joe Fishburn | The finalists: Mus Dumbuya, Amanda Wah, Aneila Afsar and Joe Fishburn |
| Warning: This article contains spoilers | Warning: This article contains spoilers |
| The winners of Gladiators 2025 have been crowned after Saturday night's final on BBC One. | The winners of Gladiators 2025 have been crowned after Saturday night's final on BBC One. |
| Gym owner Amanda Wah and gymnastics coach Joe Fishburn were the victors - beating fellow contestants Aneila Afsar, a supply teacher from Manchester, and Mus Dumbuya, a youth worker from east London. | Gym owner Amanda Wah and gymnastics coach Joe Fishburn were the victors - beating fellow contestants Aneila Afsar, a supply teacher from Manchester, and Mus Dumbuya, a youth worker from east London. |
| Wah, a gym owner from Warrington, beat her fellow North-West contender despite Afsar having a 1.5-second head start in the final challenge, the Eliminator. | Wah, a gym owner from Warrington, beat her fellow North-West contender despite Afsar having a 1.5-second head start in the final challenge, the Eliminator. |
| Fishburn, a gymnastics coach from Scarborough, had a six-second head start on his fellow finalist and finished the course in a record-breaking 55 seconds, according to the programme. | |
| The 24-year-old Team GB gymnast paid tribute to his grandmother, Christine, who brought him up after his mother died when he was two. | The 24-year-old Team GB gymnast paid tribute to his grandmother, Christine, who brought him up after his mother died when he was two. |
| "I never had a father figure present and she's done everything for me. I hope you're proud," he said. | "I never had a father figure present and she's done everything for me. I hope you're proud," he said. |
| Joe Fishburn and Amanda Wah have been crowned Gladiators 2025 champions | Joe Fishburn and Amanda Wah have been crowned Gladiators 2025 champions |
| Despite Afsar's advantage, Wah managed to catch up, and she dedicated her victory minutes to her late mother. | Despite Afsar's advantage, Wah managed to catch up, and she dedicated her victory minutes to her late mother. |
| Speaking to co-host Bradley Walsh, Wah said: "That one's for you, Mum. This has been the best experience of my life – unbelievable." | Speaking to co-host Bradley Walsh, Wah said: "That one's for you, Mum. This has been the best experience of my life – unbelievable." |
| She said "everyone has been exceptional, especially Aneila who was a great contender". | She said "everyone has been exceptional, especially Aneila who was a great contender". |
| Wah added that it was mentally challenging for her rival "to come in as the fastest runner-up" following the withdrawal of Zavia Hill, a personal trainer from Manchester, who had to leave before the final due to an injury. | Wah added that it was mentally challenging for her rival "to come in as the fastest runner-up" following the withdrawal of Zavia Hill, a personal trainer from Manchester, who had to leave before the final due to an injury. |
| Afsar previously said she had broken barriers by being the first Muslim woman on the show. | Afsar previously said she had broken barriers by being the first Muslim woman on the show. |
| Wah said that the 11 weeks of being tackled and pushed by the "superhuman" gladiators was like being on "work experience". | Wah said that the 11 weeks of being tackled and pushed by the "superhuman" gladiators was like being on "work experience". |
| She called them the "biggest, fiercest, strongest people but also extremely supportive". | She called them the "biggest, fiercest, strongest people but also extremely supportive". |
| She added: "They are professionals and they don't want to hurt anyone. They care and it's amazing." | She added: "They are professionals and they don't want to hurt anyone. They care and it's amazing." |
| Amanda Wah said it was the best experience of her life | Amanda Wah said it was the best experience of her life |
| Fishburn said he would put the trophy on his "grandmother Christine's mantelpiece" and called the experience "definitely the best thing I've ever done". | Fishburn said he would put the trophy on his "grandmother Christine's mantelpiece" and called the experience "definitely the best thing I've ever done". |
| He added: "We were in an amazing final, and I felt like I already won coming into this process but obviously it's always nice to complete the whole thing and take the win. | He added: "We were in an amazing final, and I felt like I already won coming into this process but obviously it's always nice to complete the whole thing and take the win. |
| "Mus is an amazing opponent, contender, friend, everything he does is so amazing and it was an honour to be in the final with him." | "Mus is an amazing opponent, contender, friend, everything he does is so amazing and it was an honour to be in the final with him." |
| Cheering on Fishburn was Roddy Mackay, a contender from 1993, and his family, while Wah on was her girlfriend, two children, friends and family. | Cheering on Fishburn was Roddy Mackay, a contender from 1993, and his family, while Wah on was her girlfriend, two children, friends and family. |
| Joe Fishburn said he would put his trophy on his grandmother's mantelpiece | Joe Fishburn said he would put his trophy on his grandmother's mantelpiece |
| Gladiators was revived last year on the BBC, with Army officer Finlay Anderson and personal trainer Marie-Louise Nicholson crowned 2024 champions. | Gladiators was revived last year on the BBC, with Army officer Finlay Anderson and personal trainer Marie-Louise Nicholson crowned 2024 champions. |
| The show ran on ITV for eight years until 2000 before it was axed, and was then on Sky for a short run from 2008 to 2009. | The show ran on ITV for eight years until 2000 before it was axed, and was then on Sky for a short run from 2008 to 2009. |
| This year, the Gladiators Live Tour will make its global debut across UK arenas. | This year, the Gladiators Live Tour will make its global debut across UK arenas. |
| Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. | Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. |