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James Delaney

Edinburgh comic con ready to welcome Gladiators cult hero Jet to 2021 line up

Gladiators icon Jet will headline an all-star line up of cult TV and film heroes ahead of Comic-Con Scotland in the Capital later this year.

Diane Youdale will join fellow former Gladiator Michael ‘Cobra’ Willison at the Royal Highland Centre in October.

The event, which attracts thousands of visitors from across the country, allows fans to meet their heroes from the big and small screens.

Youdale portrayed Jet on the eccentric gameshow between 1992 and 1996, challenging willing competitors in a series of physical competitions under the watchful eye of Glasgow-born referee John Anderson.

The cult series initially ran for eight years between 1992 and 2000, before being brought back for a brief revival in 2008.

Fans of the show will be permitted pictures with the pair, with the chance to ask questions as part of a special panel session.

The 2019 edition featured martial artist and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first ever UK convention appearance, however the 2020 event was postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

That was due to feature reality tv star Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman and son Leland of Dog the Bounty Hunter fame, however the pair have signed up to appear in the 2021 line up.

Vampire Diaries trio Daniel Gillies, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley will be joined by Umbrella Academy and Game of Thrones star Tom Hopper, while Reservoir Dogs Michael Madsen, Mr Blonde in the Quentin Tarantino classic, will also appear.

Ticketing information for the event can be found here.

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