I played Eliminator at Granny's as a kid.. now I'm lifting the real deal

Fin and Marie win Gladiators

- PATRICK HILL

>He dreamed of victory for 29yrs

AS Gladiators champ Finlay Anderson held his trophy high, he fulfilled a dream he'd held from the tender age of five.

The Army officer, 34, was hooked on the show in its 90s heyday and as a kid, practised his moves in the events at his grandmother's house.

Finlay and personal trainer Marie-Louise Nicholson, 28, were crowned the show's victors last night.