Jodie Ounsley News & Updates

Jodie Ounsley nearly exited Strictly after dad's death

Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley has revealed she almost withdrew from the Strictly Come Dancing Christ...

Dec 23, 2025 • MSN

Gladiators star and ex pro rugby player Jodie Ounsley weighs in as Sydney Sweeney's naked betting advert is widely criticised

It's just great to be celebrated for what we can actually do rather than how we look.' Jodie joined...

Sep 15, 2026 • Daily Mail

Gladiators star and ex pro rugby player Jodie Ounsley wades into row over Sydney Sweeney’s controversial naked advert

GLADIATORS star Jodie Ounsley has waded into the row over Sydney Sweeney’s controversial advert sa...

Sep 15, 2026 • The Sun

Gladiator Jodie Ounsley to star in Peppa Pig hearing loss storyline

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Feb 05, 2026 • Yahoo

“I don’t have the words”: Celebrity MasterChef’s Jodie Ounsley speaks out after dad Phil’s sudden passing

Celebrity MasterChef is back on our screens as a group of familiar faces go head-to-head each week i...

Dec 02, 2025 • Cosmopolitan

Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley pens inspirational book to help young girls feel strong

Record-breaking Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley says being strong is NOT just a physical thing. She’...

Apr 08, 2026 • Guinness World Records

Who is deaf Celebrity MasterChef star Jodie Ounsley, and does she have a partner?

Jodie Ounsley is one of the stars set to put their culinary skills to the test on this year’s Cele...

Dec 02, 2025 • MSN

Gladiators' Jodie Ounsley is the third star competing in Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special

The BBC athlete, 24, will be one of six stars to take to the dance floor to battle it out for the fa...

Nov 24, 2025 • MSN

Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley breaks down in tears over special gift from mum following dad’s sudden death

GLADIATORS star Jodie Ounsley has broken down in tears after receiving a special gift from her mum f...

Jul 12, 2026 • The Sun

Jodie Ounsley reveals her Gladiator alter-ego Fury is a tribute to her dad after his sudden death

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Jan 17, 2026 • MSN

Strictly Christmas star left “heartbroken” by sudden family loss: “I don’t have the words”

Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley has announced the death of her father Phil Ounsley at the age of 56, s...

Dec 02, 2025 • Digital Spy

Gladiators star 'heartbroken' after father's death

Gladiator Jodie Ounsley's father has died "suddenly" while out walking, the TV star said. Former Wes...

Dec 01, 2025 • AOL

George Pig gets a hearing aid: Gladiator Jodie Ounsley tells us what this means for little ones

If you’re the parent of a little Peppa Pig fan, you know just how much her cheeky adventures can l...

Feb 05, 2026 • MSN

Blur bassist and Eddie the Eagle to headline North East water innovation festival

Blur bassist Alex James, ski jumping legend Eddie the Eagle, the first British astronaut Helen Sharm...

Jun 17, 2026 • The Northern Echo on MSN

Jodie Ounsley AKA Gladiator Fury talks about how to be strong in her new book

She’s a former England rugby star, a champion for deaf representation, Guinness World Record holde...

May 04, 2026 • BBC

Gladiators star opens new residential block at Royal School for the Deaf in Derby

A star of the hit BBC series Gladiators has officially opened a newly renovated residential block at...

Apr 28, 2026 • Business Mondays

'I'm buzzing to be part of Peppa Pig hearing loss story'

A star of TV's Gladiators and former England rugby union international says she is "absolutely buzzi...

Feb 07, 2026 • MSN

Peppa Pig’s brother George Pig receives life-changing diagnosis

The world of Peppa Pig is set to address the topic of hearing loss in children, with George Pig rece...

Feb 04, 2026 • AOL

Gladiators star opens new residential block at Royal School for the Deaf in Derbyshire

Deaf athlete Jodie Ounsley – known to television audiences as Fury - cut the ribbon ......

Apr 29, 2026 • Derbyshire Times on MSN

Gladiator Jodie Ounsley looks back: ‘There weren’t many girls like me at school. I always liked bashing into people’

The former rugby star on being a tough youngster, how she became Fury on the hit TV show, and losing...

Apr 05, 2026 • The Guardian

Reflections with Jodie Ounsley

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Apr 19, 2026 • BBC