Michael starred as Cobra on the show (Picture: Rex – Mirrorpix) Gladiator star Cobra – real name Michael Wilson – is said to be on the mend after a hip replacement, just weeks after he beat ...

"My name is Michael Wilson but you may remember me as Cobra from the Gladiators", he tells BBC Kent. "My friends keep telling me I should stop living in the past let the Gladiator thing go… ...

GLADIATOR star Cobra is currently recovering from a hip replacement, just weeks after beating pneumonia. Television star Michael Wilson, 55, appears to be on the mend after undergoing treatment for… ...

Michael Wilson aka Cobra is in hospital with pneumonia (Picture: Rex; BBC) Gladiators stars have sent their well wishes to their former co-star Michael ‘Cobra’ Willson as he battles pneumonia ...

Michael Wilson took the UK by storm three decades ago as the 6ft, smiley and flexible Cobra on the then ITV mega hit . Gladiators host Ulrika Jonsson with Cobra, left, and Warrior, right.

Ex-TV Gladiator Cobra, 55, is seriously ill in hospital with pneumonia and pleurisy after 'destroying' his body with decades of intense workouts. ... Cobra - whose real name is Michael Wilson ...

Gladiators star Cobra has revealed that he's seriously ill in hospital. Michael Wilson, who appeared in the hit 90s TV show, says he's been in care for three weeks with pneumonia and other serious ...

Gladiators star Cobra has admitted he was often "bleeding drunk" while he battled contestants on the hit TV show. The athlete - real name Michael Wilson - was part of the original Gladiators line ...

Commenting he felt like “half a Gladiator”, Michael explained: “It’s been touch and go. I don’t feel like I’m kicking the bucket at the minute, but it will only take another cold or ...

Gladiators was supposed to be the ultimate test of stamina and strength — and it’s why the iconic TV show has been relaunched several times.

Gladiators was supposed to be the ultimate test of stamina and strength — and it’s why the iconic TV show has been relaunched several times.