"We've been part of the Dream Team, which tests some of the games for the show," Lisa explains. "The producion team uses us as guinea pigs to test the lighting on set, the camera angles and also duration, difficulty and rules of the games." A test episode, which will never be aired, will be made from the week's action as a demo of the show.
"This programme will make for awesome viewing. The games are way more physically challenging than Gladiators," says Lisa. Lisa was a contender in the first South African Gladiator series in 1999 so her comparison reference is accurate. "It takes just over a minute to complete one of the big obstacle courses and when you're finished you can hardly talk from the effort. Upper body strength is a big element."
The show includes a soccer shooting component. "My team, which wasn't as fast as Francois' team, won 3-2 purely on our soccer goals. They were faster and had more scoring opportunities, but we scored the needed goals," she explains. This element will play a big role in the show - very hare-and-tortoise.
"It was also great to spend the week with Francois. We had super fun on set and got to know each other much better," Lisa adds.
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