Ben Shephard has revealed that he and the rest of the Ninja Warrior UK team were left in tears on the set of the ITV show, due to the heroics of a hugely inspirational contestant.
Ninja Warrior, a franchise that has tasted success all over the world, has been a must watch show for many families for a number of years now, since making it debut on British soil. Evoking memories of 90s Saturday evening classic programme Gladiators, the show sees ordinary members of the public and a few celebrities take on a tough course of obstacles, a they compete against the clock and aim to climb the final wall to victory.
Good Morning Britain host Ben joined his ITV colleague Lorraine Kelly to be a guest on her daytime show Wednesday. And, as well as talking about his new book, Humble Heroes, a collection of a real life stories of inspirational people doing amazing things, Ben also lifted the lid on how filming had gone for the new series of Ninja Warrior UK, which Ben described as "the most joyous experience.
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That is when talk turned to another inspirational person, Matt Armitage, who has now appeared on the show twice.
Talking about the filming, Ben told Lorraine: "The competitors are remarkable; the elite Ninjas that we had this time round have changed the game and then Matt Armitage, who we had in the first episode - the first ever amputee to beat the wall."
As a clip of Matt in action played on screen, Ben continued: "This is a moment that transcends the whole experience. He lost his leg in a motorbike accident; he'd been on Ninja Warrior a few years previously; lost his leg in a motorbike accident and wanted to come back and prove he could get up the Wolf Wall."
The presenter added: "And he does it. Lorraine, everyone in the studio was in tears when he got to the top of the wall. He ripped his leg off in celebration! It was one of the most extrodinary moments of television I've ever...talk about joy and inspiration and hope."
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