The wall is best described as a sheer, intimidating test of speed, strength and nerve. It is part rock face, part race against a human obstacle.
Contenders have to climb a 33ft (10m) high wall, chased – after seven seconds for the men and 10 seconds for the women – by the gladiators who try to prevent them from reaching the top.
Bawden said: “I put some baby oil on my legs so I thought as they grab my legs they wont be able to grip, they’ll slide down.”
She took things a step further, she said, by undoing her shoe laces so that her trainer would come off when chasing gladiator Scorpio attempted to grab it.
Scorpio, played by former gymnast Nikki Diamond, aired an “official complaint” on the show saying: “In my opinion, she cheated and acted unsporting.”
But she caught Bawden on the same event in the next round, meaning the contestant crashed out of the show.
