Danielle Lloyd in a whirl as she cosies up to new Gladiator Tornado

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Danielle Lloyd stepped out with a new man last night – and it’s bound to be another whirlwind affair.

The model’s date for the night is hunky Gladiators star Tornado – also known as David McIntosh, 22, a 15st Marine Commando whose hero is Rambo.

Gladiators ready: Danielle Lloyd stepped out with Gladiator Tornado to party at her favourite club Faces last night


Danielle and David arrived at her favourite nightspot Faces in Essex together, and but  they initially seemed reluctant to be photographed together.

A seemingly reticent McIntosh told snappers: "Do you know who I am? Do not take photographs of me."

Danielle was looking the worse for wear, and stumbled out of the club, with a helping hand from the star of the newly relaunched Gladiators which screens on Sky One.

Solo spot: Danielle and Tornado were reluctant to be photographed together when they arrived

The pairing of the hard-partying model and the superfit Gladiator is not all that unusual, as Danielle has signed up to take part in the celebrity version of the show.

She has told The Daily Star: “I was so excited when I was asked to do the show.

“I thought I was fit until I started training, but after the first day, every muscle in my body was aching!"

Hot date: Danielle looked the worse for wear upon leaving but Tornado kept a firm grip on her

Tornado at the filming of Gladiators at Shepperton Studios

She added: “It can get really hot on set as they have more than 1,200 lights to make the show look spectacular.

"But I love checking out the muscles on the Gladiators!”

Danielle has been putting in gruelling 12-hour daily sessions to prepare for the show which pits Gladiators opposite a string of stars.

Meanwhile David, who has served in the Gulf, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, has been given time off by military bosses to take part in the 15-week show.

And his body is clearly well-equipped for the rigours of the show which pits members of the public against the trained athletes.

But it seems Danielle is not the only one taken by his charms.

In the past he has appeared  as “Hottie of the Week” in popular gay magazine Boyz posing in just a pair of tight-fitting Calvin Klein pants.

Of his new role in Gladiators he said: “I’m loving it. I can’t wait to get out there and give the contenders a serious whooping.”

The celebrity version of the show, which also features Bianca Gascoigne will be screened in the autumn.

Gladiators is on Sky One, Sundays, at 6pm.

Party pals: Danielle and Tornado left together, along with a friend at around 2am

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