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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASAA Gladiators star made a shock appearance in Netflix's new reality show Squid Game: The Challenge.
A Gladiators star made a shock appearance in Netflix's new reality show Squid Game: The Challenge.
Wolf, 71, from the 1990s game show Gladiators, appeared as contestant 172 on the Netflix show, inspired by the hit series of the same name.
The bodybuilder, whose real name is Michael Van Wijk, played the character of 'Wolf' in all thirteen series of ITV's Gladiators which aired from 1992 to 2000.
In each episode, two male and two female contestants completed a series of physically taxing challenges against the 'Gladiators', all fitness fanatics, aiming to stop them at every opportunity.
Outside of the show, Michael ran a gym in London. He then moved to Auckland, New Zealand where he manages a chain of fitness studios.
Guess who's back: One of these Gladiators (L-R) Warrior (Michael Ahearne), Panther (Helen O'Reilly), Trojan (Mark Griffin), Falcon (Bernadette Hunt), Wolf (Michael Van Wijk) pictured in 1994 made a surprise appearance in Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge
It's Wolf! Michael Van Wijk, 71, from the 1990s sports entertainment game show Gladiators, appeared as contestant 172 on the Netflix show, inspired by the hit series of the same name
Like father like son: In 2022, Michael appeared on Good Morning Britain with his son Dean, 35, where he spoke about the move and insisted that he could still be a Gladiator
In 2022, Michael appeared on Good Morning Britain with his son Dean, 35, where he spoke about the move and insisted that he could still be a Gladiator.
Gladiators was filmed in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and there were also live shows which took place in Wembley Arena.
Netflix UK confirmed Michael's appearance on the show with the tweets 'he's the baaaaad wolf' and 'Wolf!' in response to an incredulous fan.
Boasting the biggest cast in the history of reality television, the first five episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge aired on Netflix UK on Wednesday.
Its next four episodes will air on 29 November and the finale on 6 December.
The original Squid Game took the world by storm in 2021 becoming Netflix's most-watched series and winning a Golden Globe For Best Supporting Actor In A Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
The series revolves around a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion prize.
A second season was announced in June 2022.
It's true: Netflix UK confirmed Michael's appearance on the show with the tweets 'he's the baaaaad wolf' and 'Wolf!' in response to an incredulous fan
A revival of Gladiators was produced for Sky1 and was broadcast between May 2008 and October 2009.
A second revival is set to be broadcast on BBC One in 2024, and will be presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney.
The first series will have 11 episodes and was filmed at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield over the two first weeks of June 2023.
Gladiators is based on American Gladiators which aired from 1989 to 1996.