Louise Minchin, 56, admits her family 'laughed out loud' when they found out she was taking part in the celebrity special of Gladiators
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Former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin has revealed her family 'laughed out loud' at her taking part in the celebrity special of Gladiators at the age of 56. She admitted people had found it funny she was doing the show as it was 'totally ridiculous' that she was taking part in the physically gruelling entertainment show at her age.
![[Ms Minchin, who left the BBC1 news show in 2021, is one of four celebrities taking part in a special episode of the hit TV show on New Year's Day]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/29/23/93569595-14234873-image-a-2_1735514316721.jpg)
Ms Minchin, who left the BBC1 news show in 2021, is one of four celebrities taking part in a special episode of the hit TV show on New Year's Day. She will take on a series of tough physical challenges, including games known as Powerball and The Eliminator, against the considerably younger assortment of Gladiators.
![[She said the reason she agreed to do the show was because she wanted other people her age to think they also can do 'fun, crazy and tough things']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/29/23/93569597-14234873-image-a-3_1735514321087.jpg)
But she said the reason she agreed to do the show was because she wanted other people her age to think they also can do 'fun, crazy and tough things'. Ms Minchin, who previously took part in I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, said: 'When I told my friends and family, I was doing Gladiators they all laughed out loud.
'They laughed out loud for two reasons. One, that it's totally ridiculous that I should be doing Gladiators at my age. And number two, they absolutely know that it's my idea of heaven.'. She added: 'The reason I wanted to take part in Gladiators is that I really want people who are my age to think they can do fun, crazy and tough things.
'I'd love for people to see me in the show and think, gosh, you know what if Louise can do that at her age, I can also give something like that a go.'. Ms Minchin, who has also competed on Celebrity MasterChef, said: 'My least favourite event is Powerball, because I am 56 and my knees are not great, so I'm worried that the Gladiators are going to take me down and I'm going to hurt myself.
