With a Primetime TV career, successful companies and award-winning sports exploits, Sheli McCoy has become a role model for many.
However, the Scottish Gladiator says that the admiration she gets from young fans has left her 'overwhelmed' and feels a 'cheater'.
The 36-year-old, who owns a gym in Dundee, plays under the stage name Saber on the BBC show.
And with an audience of six million coordination in every week, her exploits and physical competence have inspired a whole new generation.
Mrs. McCoy said: 'I am so grateful for the life I live and the reception we get from everyone we meet – especially all the children and their parents.
'But I am also really overwhelmed by the amount of love we are shown. I have this great cheating syndrome. '
Mrs. McCoy said that the excitement of fans was clear when she recently attended events with fellow star Emily Steel, 22, who acts as a dynamite on the show.
She said: 'So many children were hiding and shouted when they met and the parents were so grateful and grateful.
Scots Gladiator Sheli McCoy says that the admiration she gets from young fans has left her 'overwhelmed' while she deals with 'Imposter Syndrome'
The businesswoman, who runs a gym in Dundee, shines as Sabre on the BBC show
She and colleague gladiators are often approached by fans who have been inspired by them
'The effect we had on their children was just so clear with the way they were talking.
'It's great and I love it. But I feel that such a cheaper is able to have such a positive impact on everyone's life. It is not easy to adjust, but it is worth every second. '
Mrs. McCoy, whose deceased father Sean and mother Kaz were both armies, trains until 19 hours a week and has a number of weightlifting trophies.
As a survivor of domestic violence, she openly spoke about how she was attacked by an ex-partner during a traumatic relationship in her early 1920s.
Her former friend was made the subject of a limiting order and in the aftermath she became a Scottish CrossFit and Champion Weightlifting.
She said, “My mother said to me:” You are going to be strong and the next time someone has the guts to put a hand, you go up one immediately. “
