Police examine reported stalking of Alex Grey

Police are investigating after Gladiators star Apollo was reportedly harassed on set in Sheffield by a stalker.

The star, actual identify Alex Grey, 33, was additionally focused by the feminine stalker at dwelling and when assembly followers, based on The Solar on Sunday.

South Yorkshire Police confirmed to BBC Information that they have been conscious of stories of a person in his 30s “being subjected to stalking and harassment”.

“An investigation has been launched and enquiries are ongoing,” the police added.

The BBC declined to remark, whereas Hungry Bear Media, which produces the present, has not responded to a request for remark.

Grey, a former English former rugby union and American soccer participant, first appeared within the BBC reboot of the programme final 12 months.

On Saturday, Grey advised The Solar on Sunday: “There was an incident. That is as a lot as I can say, till one thing comes of it and there is motion taken.

“Perhaps there may not be. I am nonetheless ready to listen to. The police are doing their factor.”

The newspaper reported that the BBC and Hungry Bear Media organized for further safety across the Utilita Enviornment in Sheffield and outdoors the block of flats the place he stays throughout filming.

The 6ft 5in (1.96m) star, from County Durham, lately revealed he typically will get stopped by followers however finds the expertise “very nice”.

“The present is universally cherished by virtually all people,” he stated.

First broadcast on ITV on 10 October 1992, Gladiators was like nothing seen earlier than in a prime-time Saturday slot.

The Lycra-clad combatants, together with Wolf, Warrior, Shadow and Cobra, turned family names, whereas contenders took on an exhausting array of challenges.

The present ran on the community till 2000, earlier than being resurrected by Sky between 2008 and 2009.

The BBC reboot in 2024 proved to be a scores hit, with new Gladiators together with Apollo, Sabre, Legend and Large shortly turning into fan favourites.

Filming for the second sequence befell in Sheffield final August, and the present returned to BBC One and iPlayer this weekend.