As the new series of Gladiators hits our screens we’re taking a closer look at one of the new faces in the Gladiator line up, Ella-Mae ‘Comet’ Rayner. Keep reading to find out the 5 facts you need to know about this multi-talented star.
1. She’s huge on social media
Ella-Mae became a qualified personal trainer during lockdown and started building her online presence at the same time. Since then she’s built up an impressive 632k followers on TikTok and 2.27k subscribers on YouTube.
She’s also got a great community of 313k followers on her personal Insta account @ellamaerayner where she shares both workout inspiration and behind the scenes content. You can also follow her journey as Comet on her official Insta @comet_thegladiator.
2. She’s not so huge in person
In fact, at around 5’ 4” she’s one of the shortest Gladiators in this new line up.
3. Ella-Mae has a varied sporting background
Comet is a former elite gymnast who then made the move into semi-professional diving before she went off to uni. While at uni she found cheerleading and both coached and competed in University Cheerleading Championships. It was only after she injured her ankle and had to stop competing that she found and fell in love with working out at the gym.
4. She could have been a stunt woman
Before she hurt her ankle Ella-Mae was considering becoming a stunt woman after finding out that this was something lots of her friends had gone into after aging out of professional gymnastics.
5. She’s worked with loads of big brands
With her impressive following on social media it’s no surprise that brands have been banging on Ella-Mae’s door to work with her! Some of the names she’s worked with are Protein Works, Sweaty Betty, Grenade, and USA PRO.
Next, learn more about other Gladiators: Everything You Need To Know About Legend From Gladiators or Everything You Need To Know About Phantom From Gladiators.
