On the next American Gladiators, things might get a little weird

She’s “bratty,” she’s a wreck, and she can tempt the opposite sex with the best of them. In other words, Lindsay Lohan is a shoe-in for the next Gladiator.

If you’re dreaming of being on next season’s reincarnation of American Gladiators, you’re going to need more than spandex, steroids, and a healthy appetite for attention. It seems as if the show’s producers want to spice up the show a bit, with a dash of Celebrity Rehab, a pinch of Super Sweet Sixteen, and a hint of that white powdery stuff stuck in Robert Downey Jr.’s goatee.
In the 28-page application for the show – a moment of silence for the fact that the application is about seven times longer than that for most actual jobs — you’ll find a section on specific skills that producers feel are needed to be a worthy contestant on the show. You’re supposed to rate your abilities from 1 to 7 — 1 if you’ve never done it, 3-5 if you’ve done it “recreationally,” and 7 if you’re world class at the given skill. …

This article appears in Feb 6-12, 2008.