Former Gladiators favourite Warren Furman has completed a drastic career changed and got ordained as a vicar . The 51-year-old star – best known as Ace on the original hit 1990s series and previously engaged to Katie Price – has officially swapped contestants for a congregation after getting ordained alongside his wife Dionne. The couple will both take up a church role after their ordination at St Paul’s Cathedral in London , which was performed by Dame Sarah Mulally, Bishop of London.
‘I’ve gone from TV’s Gladiator to God’s gladiator, while Dionne has gone from flying high as a cabin crew manager with Virgin Atlantic to reaching for the sky in the name of Jesus,’ he told The Sun . Warren’s two children Bailey, 20, and Anna, 18, were in attendance along with other family and friends, and he was overwhelmed by the special day. He added: ‘I was absolutely blown away with everything that happened.
I couldn’t believe I was standing there next to my wife. It was a magical day for the pair of us.’ Warren explained he is now ready to focus on his ‘faith’ in God.
He said: ‘While I was in the TV show, I always put my faith in myself. Now I put my faith in God.’ The new vicar will be posted at Holy Trinity Prompton in North Kensington, and he won’t be forgetting his roots as his stole even featured a special nod to his past with a gladiators helmet.
Back in the 1990s, Warren was taking part in athletic and physical tasks against contenders on the class.
