- Eunice Huthart
Eunice Huthart (born
2 November 1966 ) is best known for winning Gladiators and then being invited to return to the show as a Gladiator herself, "Blaze". She remains the only UK contender to ever become a Gladiator.She later went on to present late night TV shows, and also became a stunt double for such stars as
Famke Janssen ,Angelina Jolie ,Milla Jovovich , andUma Thurman ."Gladiators"
Eunice made her first appearance on "Gladiators" in 1994, and went on to become the female series champion that year. In the Grand Final, she and Kerryn Sampey had an exciting Eliminator where Eunice fell down the Travelator twice, and Kerryn was able to pass her, but she fell down it too. Eunice was able to reach to top of the Travelator and swing to victory.
Following her triumph in the domestic series, Eunice advanced forward to the international series. While running the Gauntlet in the international series final, Eunice got into a spot of bother with American Gladiator, Ice, who was the first Gladiator she had to get past. As Eunice ran towards her, Ice raised her Ramrod and struck Eunice in the face. Eunice got to the end in just over 20 seconds which earned her five points. However, Eunice lost her cool and went back after Ice which earned her a telling off from referee, John Anderson. Eunice went on the win the international series.
After doing "International Gladiators", Eunice was invited back to the show to become a Gladiator for the 1995 Sheffield Live Shows, and was given the name "Blaze". Eunice's time as a Gladiator was brief as she wanted to represent her country in the Ashes series in
Australia where she lost to her opponent from the domestic series final, Kerryn Sampey in the final. However, Eunice returned to win the 1995 Battle of the Champions. Eunice retired from competing in "Gladiators" after this, choosing to quit while she was on top.Post-"Gladiators"
After going "International Gladiators", Eunice got a job working on the James Bond film, Goldeneye where she acted as a stunt double for Famke Janssen. She has since done stunts in films such as The Fifth Element, Titanic, The Avengers, and the Tomb Raider films. She doubles frequently for Angelina Jolie.
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