She was once seen as a lanky 'outcast' at school, bullied for her height and picked on for playing on the boy's football team rather than the girl's squad.

Little did the self-confessed Harry Potter fan know that the qualities she was relentlessly teased about and her struggle with 'emotional eating' would eventually help unleash her 'unique superpower'. 

Gladiator Diamond - real name Livi Sheldon - was this weekend the stand out star as the BBC's iconic sports gameshow Gladiator returned to screens for the first time in 16 years.

At 6ft tall, the stunning 29-year-old bodybuilder from Worcestershire, who can lift 160kg - the equivalent of a male gorilla - wowed viewers with her 'striking and indestructible' strength. 

Yet the rising star has said she did not become a Gladiator to simply show off her extreme athletic ability but to 'inspire others to embrace their uniqueness and encourage people to not hide away'.

As a sporty schoolgirl, Livi joined the boys football team at six-years-old before moving onto the girls team, where she eventually made captain. Later down the line she progressed to play for Worcester City Ladies. 





Gladiator Diamond - whose real name is Livi Sheldon - is one of the Gladiators making waves on the BBC's reboot of the beloved sports gameshow 





When growing up, the fitness fanatic was teased for her height and was a 'bit of an outcast'. Pictured: Livi as a child in a Gladiator-like pose





The bodybuilder has spoken candidly about her previous struggles with emotional eating. Pictured: Livi and 스핀카지노 her f





br />Gladiator fans went wild when Livi stepped into the arena on Saturday, with many of them comparing her with Jet for the former s






br />Livi has now been weight lifting for over ten years and recently shared the difference between her 18-year-old self and







br />'I feel like becoming a Gladiator is something I've been training for my whole life,' she said.