Kim Betts
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| Gladiator name: | Lightning |
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| Hometown: | Burntwood, Staffordshire, England |
| Height: | 1.7m |
| Weight: | 57kg |
| Theme Tune: | Simply The Best - Tina Turner |
Kim Betts (née Williams; born December 25, 1971) is an English Gymnast, bodybuilder and TV presenter best known as Lightning in the ITV show Gladiators, where she was the longest serving female star.
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[edit] Gymnastics
At six years old Betts took up gymnastics after she was accepted into Lichfield Olympic Gymnastic Club. Lightning had her first competitive event when she was eight years old. In her time as a gymnast she competed all over Great Britain as well as in Bulgaria, Belgium and Germany. Between the ages of 10 and 16 she trained with the British Squad and gained 32 medals.
[edit] Weight training
After gymnastics Betts took up weight training and competed four times in the Miss Figure Bodybuilding competition and came second in the British Championship Finals. She also won the Willenhall BB Show, Muscle Beach Open and the EFBB British Qualifier. Next came aerobics to help build up her stamina. She was a fitness instructor for eighteen months.
[edit] Gladiators
Lightning was known as one of the most toughest and determined of the UK Gladiators. Known as the 'Queen of Hang Tough', she remained undefeated in the UK Arena and was only ever been beaten once, during filming of the first Ashes series in Australia. Betts gave birth to a baby boy called Lexus just three weeks before competing in the Gladiators arena for the 1999 series.
[edit] Present
Nowadays, Betts is a TV Presenter for kids show Room 785 airing on BFBS TV which is a channel for Britain's Armed Forces around the world.
