Zack George

For the American writer & broadcast personality, see Zak George.

Zack George

Personal information
Born	Zack Edward George (1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 (age 35) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Occupations	CrossFit athlete fitness model television personality
Height	6 ft (183 cm) [1] [2]
Weight	107 kg (236 lb) [3]
Spouse	Samantha Brown
Children	2

Zack Edward George (born 13 July 1990) is an English elite CrossFit athlete, fitness model and television personality, known for appearing as "Steel" on the British television sports endurance game show Gladiators . In 2020, he won the UK CrossFit Open and was dubbed the "fittest man in the United Kingdom". ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Early life

Zack Edward George was born on 13 July 1990 in Leicester, England to a Guyanese father and an English mother. ^{[4] [7]} George was overweight as a child and said that until the age of 14, "he'd have McDonald's four or five times a week and big bags of Haribo every day after school." ^{[4] [8] [9]}

Career

George, age 18, pursued a single year personal training course at Loughborough University, after working for a chain of gyms,. ^{[4] [10]} In 2012, George began a period training as a CrossFit athlete, and in 2020 he placed well in the UK CrossFit Open. ^{[11] [12]} He qualified for the CrossFit Games, however lost his spot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[4] [13] [14]}

In January 2024, he began appearing as "Steel" on the television endurance sports game show Gladiators . ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]} George appeared as Steel alongside fellow Gladiator, Giant (Jamie Christian-Johal) at Sheffield railway station, to promote the revived game show. ^[19]

Personal life

George has a daughter, born in 2023. Previously he had a son (2025) deceased following premature birth. ^[20] He married Samantha Brown in 2024. ^{[21] [22]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2024–present	Gladiators	Steel	[23]
2024	Blue Peter		[1]
2024	Comic Relief		[24]

References

1. "BBC One - Gladiators, Series 1 - Steel". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
2. "U.K. CrossFit Star Zack George Talks Recovery Tips, Top Exercises, and Training as a Big Dude". Men's Health. 3 August 2022.
3. "Instagram". Instagram.
4. Crampton, Robert (19 April 2024). "Meet Zack George, UK CrossFit Open champ and Britain's fittest man". The Times . Retrieved 19 April 2024.
5. "Get ready to feel their power - Fury and Steel named as the first Gladiators!". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
6. ""I Was Overweight and Ate Sweets Constantly" How Zack George, UK's Fittest Man Used CrossFit to Transform His Body". Men's Health. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
7. "Who is Steel? Gladiators 2024 star and CrossFit athlete". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
8. "British CrossFit number one Zack George on how the sport tackles racism going forward". British GQ. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
9. "How CrossFit Star Zack George Went from Overweight Teenager to Elite Competitor". Men's Health. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
10. "UK CrossFitter Zack George Announces He's Joining 'Gladiators' Reboot". Men's Health. 4 May 2023.
11. "Who Is Zack George & How Has He Become The UK's Fittest Man?". MYPROTEIN™. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
12. LLC, CrossFit. "CrossFit Games | The Fittest on Earth". CrossFit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
13. "U.K. CrossFit Star Zack George Talks Recovery Tips, Top Exercises, and Training as a Big Dude". Men's Health . Retrieved 19 April 2024.
14. "'Road to Redemption' Follows CrossFit Athlete Zack George's Ascension to 2021 CrossFit Games". Men's Health. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
15. "BBC unveils cast of rebooted Gladiators series". Digital Spy. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
16. "Meet the new Gladiators ready to take on contenders in the BBC series". BBC . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
17. "'I drew abs on my stomach - now I'm a Gladiator'". BBC News. 12 January 2024.
18. Neudecker, Kate (23 February 2024). "Full Gladiators Line up, Including MH Elite Coach Zack George and Former Cover Star Lee Phillips". Mens Health. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
19. "Gladiators Giant and Steel help passengers at Sheffield station". BBC News. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
20. Franks, Jack (22 March 2023). "Zack George - The UK's Fittest Man 2020: "I'm ready to step back onto that field"". Muscle and Health. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
21. "Gladiators star marries fiancée in stunning ceremony attended by co-stars". ok.co.uk. 8 September 2024.
22. "Gladiator star ties the knot in a secret ceremony to his bodybuilder fiance". mirror.co.uk. 8 September 2024.
23. "Gladiators 2024 cast: Meet the new line-up". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
24. "When the Gladiators joined in a PE class!". BBC Newsround. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

Bibliography

• George, Zack (2021). Start Where Others Stop: 9 strategies for optimising your mind. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1841885025.