Gladiator Steel and wife Samantha announce the arrival of their rainbow baby with cute pic
It comes after they lost their baby Leo in 2025
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Gladiators star Steel, real name Zack George, along with his wife Samantha, has announced the arrival of a baby boy. The couple shared a super cute photo of the three of them from their hospital bed.
Zack and Samantha, who sadly lost their baby boy Leo last year, revealed the lovely news telling fans: 'You will heal us more than you will ever know We love you so much…Our baby boy ♥️🥹 #Family '.
The photo showed the newborn, wrapped in a towel on Samantha's chest, as Zack leans in towards her and the pair look at the camera.
Following the lovely news, more than 26K fans have liked the couple's collab post, with more than a thousand leaving messages of congratulations.
Former Gladiator Giant, who quit the show recently, said: 'Guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ wow 🥹'. With Matty Campbell (Bionic) commenting: 'Over the moon for you both ❤️❤️❤️', and Sheli McCoy (Sabre) writing: 'Congratulations ❤️'.
Gladiator Nitro, real name Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, who was also a Strictly Come Dancing contestant, also commented: 'Massive congratulations! Beautiful! ❤️'.
Congratulations to Zack and his family! 💙
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Zack George (Gladiator Steel) and wife Samantha
Gladiators star Steel, real name Zack George, along with his wife Samantha, announced the arrival of a baby boy in June 2026. The couple shared a super cute photo of the three of them from their hospital bed.