Celebrity Gladiator Danielle Lloyd

Danielle Lloyd has signed up to star in 'Celebrity Gladiators'.The 24-year-old beauty is training for 12 hours a day to prepare to take on the Gladiators in the star-studded version of Sky One's revamped contest.She said: "I was so excited when I was asked to do the show. I remember watching 'Gladiators' every Saturday night when I was a kid and never thought that one day I would be a contender myself. "I thought I was fit until I started training, but after the first day, every muscle in my body was aching."Danielle also admits she loves looking at the bulging muscles of the show's Gladiators, who include former Olympic 400m runner Du'aine Ladejo.She said: "It can get really hot on set as they have more than 1,200 lights to make the show look spectacular. But I love checking out the muscles on the Gladiators!"Danielle is planning to donate money raised from the show to Liverpool's Linda McCartney Centre, which helps women suffering from breast cancer.

The new version of 'Gladiators', presented by Ian Wright and Kirsty Gallacher, starts on Sky One on May 11.